Masae Ueno

Masae Ueno is a Japanese judoka who competed in the Judo at the [2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg|Athens 2004 Olympics] and the Judo at the [2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg|Beijing 2008 Olympics]. Ueno was born in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, winning the Judo at the 2004 [Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg|70 kg] women's judo event. She also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008.
Ueno has two younger sisters who are also judokas. Yoshie Ueno became World champion in 2009 and Tomoe Ueno became World Judo [Juniors Championships|World junior champion] in 2006.