Masae Ueno

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Masae Ueno
Personal information
Born (1979-01-17) 17 January 1979 (age 46)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2004, 2008)
World Champ.Gold (2001, 2003)
Asian Champ.Gold (2000, 2004, 2006,
2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens70 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing70 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Munich70 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Osaka70 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Busan70 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Osaka70 kg
Gold medal – first place2004 Almaty70 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Jeju70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4246
JudoInside.com7805
Updated on 30 May 2023

Masae Ueno (上野 雅恵, Ueno Masae; born 17 January 1979) is a Japanese judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, winning the 70 kg women's judo event. She also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008.[1]

Ueno has two younger sisters who are also judokas. Yoshie Ueno became World champion in 2009 and Tomoe Ueno became World junior champion in 2006.

References

  1. "Yahoo Sports – Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.