Taio Kanai
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1995 Hakodate, Japan  | 
| Education | Hosei University | 
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics | 
| Event | 110 metres hurdles | 
| Club | Mizuno | 
Taio Kanai (金井大旺, Kanai Taiō, born 28 September 1995) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He finished fourth at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles was 13.34 (+0.3 m/s) set in Machida in 2020, until his 13.16 (+1.7) national record set in Hiroshima in 2021.