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Yukiko Ueno

1982 - Today

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Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, Ueno Yukiko; born July 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional softball pitcher for Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen and Japan women's national softball team. She won a bronze and two gold medals from the 2004, 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics, respectively. She became the first pitcher ever to throw a perfect game at the Olympics, against China in Athens. With a fastball that tops out at 128 km/h (80 mph), she is widely recognized as the fastest pitcher in women's softball, although her signature pitch is her change-up, which is often cited as the best in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 11 different languages on Wikipedia. Yukiko Ueno is the 6,265th most popular athlete (down from 5,061st in 2024), the 4,656th most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,356th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yukiko Ueno ranks 6,265 out of 6,025. Before her are Galen Rupp, Gao Yulan, Dong Bin, Matthew Wells, Helen Tanger, and Kim Jung-hwan. After her are Vasilisa Stepanova, Arturo Casado, Ramadan Darwish, Hamish Kerr, Juan Francisco, and Mario Mola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Yukiko Ueno ranks 1,448. Before her are Tam Nsaliwa, Sho Sasaki, Marlies Smulders, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Hironobu Haga, and Gao Yulan. After her are James White, Mattias Nilsson, Marcelo Soares, Lucas Rey, Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson, and Takumi Watanabe.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yukiko Ueno ranks 4,669 out of 6,245. Before her are Kim Song-yong (1987), Tetsuya Enomoto (1983), Mami Ueno (1996), Kazuyasu Minobe (1987), Ikumi Yoshimatsu (1987), and Naoya Tamura (1984). After her are Tsuyoshi Kaneko (1983), Yuito Suzuki (2001), Kiko Seike (1996), Shinya Tomita (1980), Hiroshi Kichise (1983), and Hiroki Kishida (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Yukiko Ueno ranks 98. Before her are Reiko Tosa (1976), Mayumi Yamashita (1975), Satsuki Fujisawa (1991), Masako Chiba (1976), Ayumu Hirano (1998), and Kie Kusakabe (1978). After her are Hina Hayata (2000), Yoshiaki Oiwa (1976), Ryota Yamagata (1992), Kotomi Ishizaki (1979), Tetsuto Yamada (1992), and Yoshimi Ozaki (1981).

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