is a Japanese female judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born January 17, 1979 in Asahikawa

Asahikawa, Hokkaido

is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000...

 Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

. In 2004, she earned Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

 event. She also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008.

Her younger sisters, Yoshie

Yoshie Ueno

is a female Japanese judoka.She won the gold medal in the Half-middleweight division at the 2009 World Judo Championships.Her elder sister is Masae Ueno, who retired in 2009 after winning gold at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic....

 is World champion in 2009 and Tomoe is World junior champion in 2006.

External links

• Video footage of Masae Ueno (judovision.org)
• List of Olympic medalists in judo