Maki Tabata

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

Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year (2001), she won silver on the 1,500 m and bronze on the 5,000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. In 2003, she won another World Single Distance silver on the 1,500 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.