Kenji Tabata
Japanese sprinter
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Kenji Tabata (田端 健児, Tabata Kenji; born 24 September 1974) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Nationality
Japan
JapanBorn24 September 1974 (age 51)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
HometownGotō Islands[1]
AlmamaterNihon University
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| Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1974 (age 51) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 21.16 (Fukuchiyama 2002) 400 m: 45.69 (Fukuoka 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 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
- Japanese Championships
- 400 m: 1998, 2002
