Maki Tabata

Maki Tabata
Personal information
Born (1974-11-09) 9 November 1974 (age 49)
Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Team information
DisciplineSpeed skating
Track cycling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Berlin 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Milwaukee Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Nagano 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Salt Lake City 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Inzell Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vancouver Team pursuit
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Changchun 3000 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Nagano Allround
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ulan Bator Allround
Gold medal – first place 2001 Harbin Allround
Gold medal – first place 2003 Harbin Allround
Gold medal – first place 2004 Chuncheon Allround
Gold medal – first place 2008 Shenyang Allround
Silver medal – second place 2005 Ikaho Allround
Silver medal – second place 2007 Changchun Allround
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tomakomai Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Obihiro Allround
Women's track cycling
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Scratch

Maki Tabata (田畑 真紀, Tabata Maki, born 9 November 1974 in Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and track cyclist.

Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year (2001), she won silver on the 1500 m and bronze on the 5000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. In 2003, she won another World Single Distance silver on the 1500 m.

In addition, Tabata has won numerous titles and medals at the Asian Championships that are used to qualify for the World Allround Championships, at the Asian Single Distance Championships, and at Japanese Championships (both in Allround and Single Distance). She also has a few World Cup victories, both in individual events and in the team pursuit.

As a track cyclist she competed in four events at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and won medals in four disciplines at the 2012 Asian Cycling Championships, including a gold medal in the individual pursuit.[1]

World records

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Over the course of her career, Tabata skated one world record:

Distance Result Date Location
Mini combination 162.731 16 August 1998 Calgary

Personal records

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To put these personal records in perspective, the last column (WR) lists the official world records on the dates that Tabata skated her personal records.

Distance Result Date Location WR
500 m 39.18 15 March 2001 Olympic Oval, Calgary 37.29
1000 m 1:16.00 8 December 2001 Olympic Oval, Calgary 1:14.06
1500 m 1:54.55 12 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City 1:53.22
3000 m 4:01.01 27 January 2002 Olympic Oval, Calgary 3:59.26
5000 m 7:00.09 19 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary 6:55.34

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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