Kiyonari Shibata (; born 27 March 1973) is a Japanese former track and field athlete and middle-distance runner.
He is the current Japanese record holder for the mile run, with a personal best of 3:58.89 minutes.男子 . JAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-01. His time, set on 11 May 1996, made him the second Japanese man to run a sub-four-minute mile, after Takashi Ishii, who had done so nearly twenty years earlier in 1977.Phillips, Bob (2010-08-18). The Sub-4 Alphabetic Register . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-01-01. Shibata's 1500 metres best of 3:39.45 minutes is also among the best times for the event by a Japanese, behind Fumikazu Kobayashi and Ishii.Kobayashi sets national 1000m record. IAAF (2005-06-20). Retrieved on 2014-01-01.Kiyonari Shibata. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-01.
Despite his breaking a long-standing national record, Shibata only won at the Japan Championships in Athletics on one occasion, taking the 1500 m title in 1997.Japanese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-01. That same year he won a gold medal in the event at the East Asian Games in a then games record time of 3:49.90 minutes.East Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-01. The following year he won the second and final international medal of his career at the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships by finishing as runner-up behind multiple Asian champion Mohamed Suleiman.Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-01. He also ran at the 1998 Asian Games and placed seventh in the 1500 m final.Daily Results of Asian Games XIII . China People. Retrieved on 2014-01-01.
He represented his home region, Toyama Prefecture, twice at the All-Japan Interprefectural Ekiden Championships.柴田 清成 シバタ キヨナリ ひろしま男子駅伝 出走履歴 . Hiroshima Ekiden. Retrieved on 2014-01-01.
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