Keiko Nogami gained her first international experience at the Gold Coast Marathon 2015, in which she finished second in 2:29:34 h. The following year she finished third in the Osaka Half Marathon. In 2017, she won the silver medal behind North Korean Kim Hye-gyong at the Asian Marathon Championships in Dongguan . In 2018 she took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time, where she also won the silver medal in 2:36:27 h, this time behind Bahraini Rose Chelimo .
Top performances
10,000 meters: 32: 07.70 min, May 19, 2018 in Kitakyūshū
Half marathon: 1:11:16 h, December 23, 2017 in Okayama