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.

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.