Masae Ueno
Japanese judoka
上野雅恵 · 上野雅惠 · 우에노 마사에
- Born
- 17 January 1979, Asahikawa
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb)
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.
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's 70 kg | ||
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's 70 kg | 2004 | |
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 |
Awards and honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon 2004
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.