Yukiko Ueno

Yukiko Ueno
Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen – No. 7
Pitcher
Born: (1982-07-22) July 22, 1982 (age 42)
Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Whitehorse Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Haarlem Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Castions di Strada Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Saskatoon Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Chiba Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taichung Team

Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, Ueno Yukiko, born July 22, 1982 in Fukuoka City) is a Japanese professional softball pitcher for Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen and Japan women's national softball team.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ 上野 由岐子 Wow!Collection SPRING/SUMMER 2021 ~Wow!な発見盛りだくさん！注目選手を深堀りする『超選手名鑑』? (in Japanese). Japan Softball League. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ ABC "Beijing 2008 Softball"
  3. ^ Softball Australia "Aussie Spirit go down to Japan in Canada Cup Final"