Ai Ueda

Japanese triathlete (born 1983)

Ai Ueda
Ueda at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Personal information
Born (1983-10-26) 26 October 1983 (age 40)[1]
Kyoto, Japan[1]
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight45 kg (99 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTriathlon
Turned pro2003
Coached byHideki Yamane
Medal record
Women's duathlon
Representing  Japan
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Duathlon
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Individual

Ai Ueda (Japanese: 上田藍, born 26 October 1983 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete. She is the winner of the 2005 and 2008 Asian Triathlon Championship and the winner of the 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships.[2] She has represented Japan in triathlon in both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Ai Ueda moved to Chiba after finishing high school to dedicate herself completely to triathlon. In the same year she won the Junior Asian Championships and in 2003 she became an Elite triathlete.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ai Ueda took 17th in women's triathlon. In the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed 39th.[3]

ITU competitions

In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Ueda took part in 88 ITU competitions and achieved 29 top ten positions, among which 12 gold medals. In the World Championship Rankings 2010 Ai Ueda is number 31 of the world's best female elite triathletes.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, all competitions are triathlons (Olympic distance) and belong to the "Elite" category.

Results list
Date Competition Place Rank
2002-09-29 Asian Regional Championships Murakami City 3
2002-11-09 World Championships (Junior) Cancun 33
2003-06-07 World Cup Tongyeong 18
2003-06-15 World Cup Gamagori DNF
2003-07-13 World Cup Edmonton 28
2003-09-21 World Cup Madrid 31
2003-10-13 World Cup Makuhari 13
2003-12-06 World Championships (U23) Queenstown 13
2004-04-11 World Cup Ishigaki 26
2004-05-09 World Championships (U23) Madeira 6
2004-06-05 Asian Cup Wakayama 1
2004-06-12 World Cup Tongyeong 8
2004-08-01 World Cup Tiszaújváros 17
2004-09-26 World Cup Gamagori 7
2004-10-31 World Cup Cancun 16
2005-04-16 World Cup Honolulu DNF
2005-06-12 Asian Cup Makuhari 5
2005-06-19 Asian Cup Wakayama 3
2005-07-02 ASTC Asian Championships (U23) Singapore 1
2005-07-10 Asian Cup Shichigahama 1
2005-07-23 World Cup Edmonton 21
2005-08-06 World Cup Hamburg 30
2005-08-14 World Cup Tiszaújváros 18
2005-09-10 World Championships Gamagori 18
2005-09-17 OSIM World Cup Beijing 23
2005-09-25 Asian Cup Murakami 1
2005-10-23 Asian Cup Tokyo 6
2006-03-03 World Cup Doha 21
2006-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 25
2006-04-16 World Cup Ishigaki 18
2006-05-07 World Cup Mazatlan 18
2006-06-04 World Cup Madrid 18
2006-06-11 World Cup Richards Bay 10
2006-06-25 Asian Cup Seorak 1
2006-07-09 World Cup Edmonton 27
2006-07-23 World Cup Corner Brook 24
2006-07-30 World Cup Salford 17
2006-08-12 ASTC Asian Championships Jiayuguan 1
2006-09-02 World Championships Lausanne 12
2006-09-09 World Cup Hamburg 11
2006-09-24 World Cup Beijing 28
2006-11-05 World Cup Cancun 23
2006-12-08 Asian Games Triathlon Doha 2
2007-04-15 World Cup Ishigaki 18
2007-05-13 World Cup Richards Bay 14
2007-06-01 ASTC Asian Championships Tongeyong 2
2007-06-10 World Cup Vancouver 18
2007-06-17 World Cup Des Moines 21
2007-06-24 World Cup Edmonton 26
2007-07-22 World Cup Kitzbühel DNF
2007-07-29 World Cup Salford 45
2007-08-30 World Championships Hamburg 18
2007-09-15 World Cup Beijing 23
2007-11-04 World Cup Cancun DNF
2007-12-01 World Cup Eilat 15
2008-03-08 Pan American Cup Valle de Bravo 1
2008-03-14 Pan American Cup Salinas 1
2008-04-06 World Cup New Plymouth 17
2008-04-13 World Cup Ishigaki 19
2008-04-26 World Cup Tongyeong 4
2008-05-02 ASTC Asian Championships Guanzhou 1
2008-06-05 World Championships Vancouver 29
2008-07-20 World Cup Kitzbühel 17
2008-08-18 Olympic Games Beijing 17
2008-09-27 World Cup Lorient 19
2009-03-08 Pan American Cup Playas 4
2009-03-29 World Cup Mooloolaba 17
2009-04-26 World Cup Ishigaki 9
2009-05-02 World Championship Series Tongyeong 36
2009-05-31 World Championship Series Madrid 10
2009-06-21 World Championship Series Washington DC DNF
2009-06-27 Elite Cup Hy-Vee 19
2009-07-25 World Championship Series Hamburg 23
2009-08-15 World Championship Series London 28
2009-08-22 World Championship Series Yokohama 22
2009-08-28 ASTC Asian Championships Incheon 2
2009-09-09 World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast 33
2009-11-08 World Cup Huatulco 1
2010-02-05 Pan American Cup Salinas 1
2010-03-20 Pan American Cup Mazatlan 2
2010-04-11 World Championship Series Sydney 36
2010-04-18 World Cup Monterrey 2
2010-06-05 World Championship Series Madrid 52
2010-07-17 World Championship Series Hamburg 35
2010-07-24 World Championship Series London 47
2010-08-14 World Championship Series Kitzbühel 43
2010-09-08 World Championship Series: Grand Final Budapest 24
2010-10-10 World Cup Huatulco 1

DNF = Did not finish

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Athlete Biography". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ai Ueda Wins Duathlon World Championship". triathlete.com. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ai Ueda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Results for: Ueda, Ai (JPN)". International Triathlon Union. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

External links

  • Ai Ueda at Olympedia
  • Official homepage (in Japanese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-24)
  • Ai Ueda English site at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 May 2010)
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