Yuka Ueno

Yuka Ueno (上野 優佳, Ueno Yūka, born 28 November 2001)[1] is a Japanese fencer. She won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the 2019 Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[1] She also won the gold medal in the women's team foil event.[2][3]

Yuka Ueno set the final hit against Martina Favretto at the final of the Youth Olympic Games
Yuka Ueno
Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' foil medal ceremony
Yuka Ueno at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001
Hita, Oita, Japan
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing  Japan
World Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Milan Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 HangzhouIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 ChibaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Seoul Individual
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Individual
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos AiresMixed team

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she won the gold medal in the girls' foil event and also the silver medal in the mixed team event.

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's foil event at the 2022 Asian Fencing Championships held in Seoul, South Korea. She competed at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.

In 2023, she competed in the women's foil event at the World Fencing Championships held in Milan, Italy. Ueno, Sera Azuma, Komaki Kikuchi and Karin Miyawaki won the bronze medal in the women's team foil event.

References
  1. "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's team foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. Palmer, Dan (18 June 2019). "Japan win home gold on final day of Asian Fencing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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