Kenji Tabata

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

Kenji Tabata
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 46)
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
Event(s)400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 21.16 (Fukuchiyama 2002)
400 m: 45.69 (Fukuoka 1998)

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

References

  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.


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