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{{short description|Japanese sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kenji Tabata
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| nationality = {{JPN}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[400 m]]
| team =
| club =
| retired =
| alma_mater = [[Nihon University]]
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 September 1974}}
| birth_place = [[Aichi Prefecture]], Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| hometown = [[Gotō Islands]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mhmf.or.jp/interview/35_index_detail.php |title=奨学生レポート「Story」vol.15 田端健児 |website=[[Hisami Matsuzono]] Memorial Foundation |access-date=2 November 2020 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| pb =
'''200&nbsp;m''': 21.16 ([[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]] 2002)<br>
'''400&nbsp;m''': 45.69 ([[Fukuoka]] 1998)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{JPN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|1998 Fukuoka]]|4×400&nbsp;m relay}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|1998 Fukuoka]]|400&nbsp;m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Athletics Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1992 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|1992 New Delhi]]|4×400&nbsp;m relay}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1992 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|1992 New Delhi]]|400&nbsp;m}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Kenji Tabata'''|田端 健児|Tabata Kenji|born 24 September 1974}} is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the [[400 metres]].
{{nihongo|'''Kenji Tabata'''|田端 健児|Tabata Kenji|born 24 September 1974}} is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the [[400 metres]].


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Tabata also competed at two World Championships ([[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]] and [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001]]) as well as the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] where he failed to reach the final round.
Tabata also competed at two World Championships ([[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999]] and [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001]]) as well as the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] where he failed to reach the final round.


==International competition==
==Achievements==
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{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
|-
!Year
!colspan="5"|Representing {{flagu|Japan}}
!Competition
!Venue
!Position
!Event
!Time
!Notes
|-
!colspan="7"|Representing {{JPN}} and [[File:Asia (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] [[Asia]] (World Cup only)
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|rowspan=2|[[1992 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[New Delhi, India]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|400&nbsp;m
|47.68
|
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|4×400&nbsp;m relay
|3:11.29
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|rowspan=2|[[Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium|Fukuoka, Japan]]
|15th (qf)
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]
|46.76
|
|-
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:02.51 <small>(relay leg: 1st)</small>
|
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<ref name="SR">{{cite Sports-Reference|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[Centennial Olympic Stadium|Atlanta, United States]]
|(h)<sup>1</sup>
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:02.82 <small>(relay leg: 4th)</small>
|
|-
|rowspan=5|1998
|rowspan=2|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium|Fukuoka, Japan]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|400&nbsp;m
|45.69
|{{AthAbbr|PB}}
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|4×400&nbsp;m relay
|3:02.61 <small>(relay leg: 1st)</small>
|
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg Stadium|Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|5th
|4×400&nbsp;m relay
|3:03.94 <small>(relay leg: 3rd)</small>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Thammasat Stadium|Bangkok, Thailand]]
|7th
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]
|46.96
|
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:01.70 <small>(relay leg: 2nd)</small>
|{{AthAbbr|GB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|rowspan=2|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Estadio de La Cartuja|Seville, Spain]]
|31st (h)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]
|46.42
|{{AthAbbr|SB}}
|-
|10th (h)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:02.50 <small>(relay leg: 3rd)</small>
|{{AthAbbr|SB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<ref name="SR" />
|rowspan=2|[[Stadium Australia|Sydney, Australia]]
|47th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]
|46.59
|
|-
|15th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:13.63 <small>(relay leg: 3rd)</small>
|
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Edmonton, Canada]]
|12th (h)
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:02.75 <small>(relay leg: 1st)</small>
|{{AthAbbr|SB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Busan Asiad Main Stadium|Busan, South Korea]]
|7th
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]
|46.61
|
|-
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:05.85 <small>(relay leg: 2nd)</small>
|
|-
|2003
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stade de France|Paris, France]]
|7th
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400&nbsp;m relay]]
|3:03.15 <small>(relay leg: 3rd)</small>
|
|-
|-
|1998
|[[1998 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|400 m
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Competed only in the heat.

==National titles==
*[[Japan Championships in Athletics|Japanese Championships]]
**400&nbsp;m: 1998, 2002


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{JOC profile|sydney/sports/athletics/team/tabatakenji}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040624185444/http://www.rikuren.or.jp/athlete/men/men020.html Kenji Tabata] at [[Japan Association of Athletics Federations|JAAF]] {{in lang|ja}} (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040417000348/http://www.mizuno.co.jp/mtc/mtc/k_tabata.html Kenji Tabata] at [[Mizuno Corporation|Mizuno]] {{in lang|ja}} (archived)

{{Japan Championships in Athletics men's 400 metres champions}}
{{authority control}}
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[[Category:Olympic athletes for Japan]]
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[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan]]
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[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:20th-century Japanese people]]




Latest revision as of 11:07, 14 March 2024

Kenji Tabata
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 49)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Home townGotō Islands[1]
Alma materNihon University
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 21.16 (Fukuchiyama 2002)
400 m: 45.69 (Fukuoka 1998)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Fukuoka 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Fukuoka 400 m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 New Delhi 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 New Delhi 400 m

Kenji Tabata (田端 健児, Tabata Kenji, born 24 September 1974) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He won the bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Championships in a career best time of 45.69 seconds. He was then selected to represent Asia in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, and finished sixth with teammates Ibrahim Ismail Faraj, Sugath Tillakaratne and fellow Japanese sprinter Masayoshi Kan.

Tabata also competed at two World Championships (1999 and 2001) as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics where he failed to reach the final round.

International competition[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
Representing  Japan and Asia (World Cup only)
1992 Asian Junior Championships New Delhi, India 2nd 400 m 47.68
1st 4×400 m relay 3:11.29
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 15th (qf) 400 m 46.76
4th 4×400 m relay 3:02.51 (relay leg: 1st)
1996 Olympic Games[2] Atlanta, United States (h)1 4×400 m relay 3:02.82 (relay leg: 4th)
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 400 m 45.69 PB
1st 4×400 m relay 3:02.61 (relay leg: 1st)
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 5th 4×400 m relay 3:03.94 (relay leg: 3rd)
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 7th 400 m 46.96
1st 4×400 m relay 3:01.70 (relay leg: 2nd) GB
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 31st (h) 400 m 46.42 SB
10th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.50 (relay leg: 3rd) SB
2000 Olympic Games[2] Sydney, Australia 47th (h) 400 m 46.59
15th (sf) 4×400 m relay 3:13.63 (relay leg: 3rd)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.75 (relay leg: 1st) SB
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 7th 400 m 46.61
4th 4×400 m relay 3:05.85 (relay leg: 2nd)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th 4×400 m relay 3:03.15 (relay leg: 3rd)

1Competed only in the heat.

National titles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "奨学生レポート「Story」vol.15 田端健児". Hisami Matsuzono Memorial Foundation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kenji Tabata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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