Kenji Tabata

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 49) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Home town	Gotō Islands[1]
Alma mater	Nihon University
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 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 1998 Bangkok 4×400 m relay Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka 4×400 m relay 1998 Fukuoka 400 m Asian Junior Championships 1992 New Delhi 4×400 m relay 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

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	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	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

• Japanese Championships
  • 400 m: 1998, 2002