Athlete Profile: Ai Ueda

Ai Ueda

Japan
Born: 1983

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	26
World Triathlon Series Ranking	29
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	25
Duathlon Ranking	12
Continental Ranking	3

Starts

186

Podiums

43

Wins

24 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

11	2018 Miyazaki ITU Triathlon World Cup 10 Nov, 2018 - Elite Women - 02:03:38
1	2018 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 27 Oct, 2018 - Elite Women - 00:59:39
5	2018 Weihai ITU Triathlon World Cup 22 Sep, 2018 - Elite Women - 02:09:35
21	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 15 Sep, 2018 - Elite Women - 01:55:28
14	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 25 Aug, 2018 - Elite Women - 02:03:32
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21	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 2018-09-12 - Elite Women - 01:55:28
14	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 2018-08-25 - Elite Women - 02:03:32
28	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2018-07-27 - Elite Women - 01:00:43
LAP	2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2018-07-14 - Elite Women - LAP
LAP	2018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 2018-06-10 - Elite Women - LAP
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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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Miyazaki set to host 2018 World Cup season closer this weekend

05 Nov, 2018
Women bring the heat to start the 2017 WTS in Abu Dhabi
The World Triathlon Series, triathlon’s premier competition event is once again upon us as the sport’s top elite athletes are scheduled to line up this weekend for the 2017 ITU World…
28 Feb, 2017
2016 Photo Competition Winners
After weeks and weeks of voting, it is finally time to reveal the winning photograph from the 2016 Photo Competition!
03 Feb, 2017
Debut Miyazaki race closes World Cup season
This weekend will be a set of firsts and lasts as the 2016 World Cup season comes to a close on the first-ever hosted Miyazaki ITU Triathlon World Cup on Saturday.
27 Oct, 2016
Tongyeong hosts last World Cup sprint race
For the eleventh time in ITU history, the World Cup circuit returns to South Korea to host the 2016 Tongyeong ITU World Cup.
19 Oct, 2016

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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, SWAT, New Balance, Folk, Suunto, Kitachiba Sports Spine Clinic, Inage Inter, Shaklee, Shimano, Smith, Sports Assist, Sidas, Buff, English Live
Hobbies	Painting
Website	http://www.aiueda.com/
Twitter	@@aiueda_tri