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Yukiko Ueno

1982 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yukiko Ueno has received more than 56,196 page views. Her biography is available in 11 different languages on Wikipedia. Yukiko Ueno is the 5,090th most popular athlete, the 3,358th most popular biography from Japan and the 93rd most popular Japanese Athlete.

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  • 36.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 11

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yukiko Ueno ranks 5,090 out of 6,025Before her are Marija Vuković, Lucija Zaninović, Hellen Obiri, Jorinde van Klinken, Mahé Drysdale, and Hoàng Anh Tuấn. After her are Sergey Kamenskiy, Paweł Wojciechowski, Emmanuel Callender, Morten Jørgensen, Tyree Washington, and Wude Ayalew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Yukiko Ueno ranks 1,117Before her are David Payne, Ana Dulce Félix, Vahid Talebloo, Herculez Gomez, Lauren Oliver, and Ahmad Alenemeh. After her are Damián Lanza, Apolo Ohno, Ákos Buzsáky, Johan Wissman, Grétar Steinsson, and Logi Geirsson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yukiko Ueno ranks 3,358 out of 6,245Before her are Hideaki Mori (1972), Kazuki Kuranuki (1978), Dai Sato (1971), Jun Aoyama (1988), Daisuke Tomita (1977), and Keisuke Kurihara (1973). After her are Yoshihito Yamaji (1971), Yayoi Kobayashi (1981), Goichi Ishitani (1979), Shinya Nishikawa (1974), Chinatsu Kira (1991), and Kunihiko Takizawa (1978).

Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Yukiko Ueno ranks 93Before her are Kayoko Fukushi (1982), Ayumu Hirano (1998), Noriko Mizoguchi (1971), Ryota Yamagata (1992), Takuya Kai (1992), and Ai Mori (2003). After her are Joji Kato (1985), Sakura Motoki (2002), Hiroyuki Tomita (1980), Reiko Tosa (1976), Miya Tachibana (1974), and Miho Takeda (1976).