Yukiko Ueno
- January 5, 2024
- Softball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Yukiko Ueno |
| Occupation | Softball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 22, 1982(1982-07-22) |
| Age | 42 |
| Country | Japan |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Yukiko Ueno Biography
| Name | Yukiko Ueno |
| Birthday | Jul 22 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Yukiko Ueno is one of the most popular and richest Softball Player who was born on July 22, 1982 in Japan. Softball pitcher most well- known for his 2004 victory against China in the Olympic perfect game.
She developed a fierce rivalry with a team of During the Olympics she developed a great rivalry against a United States team that featured Laura Berg. from the United States during the Olympics.
In 2006 World Women’s Softball Championship in Beijing, she shut out the U.S. team in the semifinal but was knocked out and lost the game in the final against the same U.S. team. In 2008 Summer Olympics, she again lost to the U.S. in the playoff allowing four runs in the tiebreak ninth inning, after shutting out the opponent until the previous inning. Yet she won the final against the same U.S. by pitching her fifth complete game, allowing only one run in seven innings.
She threw over 600 pitches at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in 4 days (413 in the last two days during which she completed three games). During the semi- final and final games of the softball event, which lasted for two days and included three games, Ueno pitched 28 innings against the United States and Australia, considered the two best lineups in the world. NBC commentator Rob Baird described Ueno’s feat as “one of the most amazing pitching performances in recent memory.”
She was born in Fukuoka City (Japan).
Yukiko Ueno Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Softball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yukiko Ueno is one of the richest Softball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yukiko Ueno 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Before becoming an Olympic athlete at 22 years old, she was a talented teen softball player.
After a bronze medal at 2004 games, she led Japan to a gold at the 2008 Olympics.
Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子 , Ueno Yukiko, born July 22, 1982 in Fukuoka City) is a Japanese softball pitcher for Renesas Takasaki and the Japanese national team, who holds a bronze and a gold medal from 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, respectively. She became the first pitcher ever to produce a perfect game at the Olympics, against China in Athens. With fastball which tops out at 128 km/h (80 mph), she is widely recognized as the fastest pitcher in women’s softball.
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Facts & Trivia
Yukiko Ranked on the list of most popular Softball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yukiko Ueno celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.
How old is Ueno pitcher for Japan?
The sting of that defeat had stuck with both women — and how fitting it was that Tuesday night they squared off against Japan’s starting pitcher from that game 13 years ago, 39-year-old Yukiko Ueno.
How tall is Ueno Japan softball?
Height: 173 cm.
Is Yukiko Ueno a woman?
She became the first pitcher ever to throw a perfect game at the Olympics, against China in Athens. 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.