Masae Ueno

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, taking the 70 kg women's judo event. She also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008.

Her younger sisters, Yoshie is World champion in 2009 and Tomoe is World junior champion in 2006.

References

External links

Video footage of Masae Ueno (judovision.org)

Japanese female judoka

Olympic judoka for Japan

Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for Japan

People from Asahikawa

1979 births

Living people

Olympic medalists in judo

Asian Games medalists in judo

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games

Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Asian Games gold medalists for Japan

Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan

Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon

Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

21st-century Japanese women