Japanese triathlete (born 1983)
Ai Ueda
Ueda at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Born (1983-10-26 ) 26 October 1983 (age 40) [ 1] Kyoto , Japan[ 1] Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[ 1] Weight 45 kg (99 lb)[ 1] Country Japan Sport Triathlon Turned pro 2003 Coached by Hideki Yamane
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 .
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]
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