About Yūka Ueno
Born 2001. Yūka Ueno is a Japanese fencer.
Yuka Ueno (上野 優佳, Ueno Yūka, born 28 November 2001) 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.
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. Ueno and her teammates replicated the feat, winning another bronze medal in the women's team foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, marking Japan's first ever Olympic medal in the event.
Medal record Olympic Games
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Who is Yūka Ueno?
Japanese female fencer
When was Yūka Ueno born?
Yūka Ueno was born on 28 November 2001 in Beppu.
What is Yūka Ueno's occupation?
Yūka Ueno is a fencer.
What nationality is Yūka Ueno?
Yūka Ueno is Japanese.
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