Athlete Profile: Ai Ueda — World Triathlon

Ai Ueda

Japan
Born: 1983

Rankings
World Ranking	19
World Triathlon Championship Series Ranking	60
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	22
Continental Ranking	1

Starts

206

Podiums

50

Wins

29 Biography

After graduating high school in the spring of 2002, she moved from Kyoto to Chiba so as to strengthen her abilities in Triathlon. That same year, she became the Junior Asian Champion. Since 2003, she has been an Elite Triathlete.

In 2005, she was ranked 1st in Japan. She won a silver medal in the 2006 the Asian Games in Doha. The Japanese press took her up as, “Ai the IRON GIRL”, “Ai is strong, but small and cute like a japanese hybrid compact car.” In 2007, she won the gold medal in the Japan Championships.

In the 2008 Asian Triathlon Championship, she dramatically came from behind to win. Her bold and aggressive run won her way to the Olympics. The spectators are always carried away by her performance.

Ai has had a long and successful career with 40 podiums and 23 wins and most recently taking 5th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds.

Recent Highlights

- 5th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds;
- 8th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast;
- 19th place at the 2017 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup;
- 5th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi; and
- 39th place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Latest Athlete Results

LAP	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 06 Jun, 2021 - Elite Women - LAP
37	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 15 May, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:59:49
3	2021 Asia Triathlon Championships Hatsukaichi 24 Apr, 2021 - Elite Women - 02:10:37
25	2020 Arzachena ITU Triathlon World Cup 10 Oct, 2020 - Elite Women - 01:05:39
18	2020 Karlovy Vary ITU Triathlon World Cup 13 Sep, 2020 - Elite Women - 02:11:08
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LAP	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 2021-06-05 - Elite Women - LAP
37	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2021-05-15 - Elite Women - 01:59:49
27	2020 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2020-09-05 - Elite Women - 00:56:24
27	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Women - 01:01:33
18	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019-06-28 - Elite Women - 01:01:01
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39	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:03:37
1	2014 Incheon Asian Games 2014-09-25 - Elite Women - 02:01:47
39	2012 London Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:06:35
17	2008 Beijing Olympic Games 2008-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:02:19
2	2006 Doha Asian Games 2006-12-08 - Elite Women - 02:04:04
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IOC President Thomas Bach meets with Ai Ueda on visit to the Village in Tokyo

18 Nov, 2020
WTS Yokohama homage sees triathlon stars reliving the action on TriathlonLIVE

20 May, 2020
World Cup circuit heads to Lima for penultimate stop of 2019

31 Oct, 2019
Ai Ueda and Matthew McElroy strike gold in Miyazaki

26 Oct, 2019
Stacked fields target World Cup success in Miyazaki

24 Oct, 2019

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Ai
Family Name	Ueda
Representing	JPN
Year of Birth	1983
Place of Birth	Kyoto, Japan
Residence	Chiba, Japan
Coach	Hideki Yamane
Sponsors	Perie, Green Tower, Bridgestone, Grand Bleu,JAL, SWAT, New Balance, Folk, Suunto, Kitachiba Sports Spine Clinic, Inage Inter, Shaklee, Shimano, Smith, Sports Assist, Sidas
Hobbies	Painting
Website	https://ameblo.jp/ai-ueda-triathlon/
Twitter	@@aiueda_tri
Instagram	@ai_love_tri