| Birth Date: | 24 April 1941 |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | 1.67m (05.48feet) |
| Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He was part of the Japanese teams that set a world record in 1963 and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1964 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 1964 he also finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and fifth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[1]
Okabe died of pneumonia in Tokyo on January 26, 2018, at the age of 76.[2]