Ai Ueda (Japanese: 上田藍, born 26 October 1983 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete, Asian Champion of the years 2005 and 2008, Japanese Champion of the year 2007 and Olympian triathlete.
Ai Ueda's parents and her brother are kimono painters. Ai Ueda moved to Chiba after finishing high school to dedicate herself completely to triathlon. In the same year she won the Junior Asian Championships and in 2003 she became an Elite triathlete.
In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Ueda took part in 88 ITU competitions and achieved 29 top ten positions, among which 12 gold medals. In the World Championship Rankings 2010 Ai Ueda is number 31 of the world's best female elite triathletes. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's ITU Profile Page.[1] Unless indicated otherwise, all competitions are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-29 | Asian Regional Championships | Murakami City | 3 |
| 2002-11-09 | World Championships (Junior) | Cancun | 33 |
| 2003-06-07 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 18 |
| 2003-06-15 | World Cup | Gamagori | DNF |
| 2003-07-13 | World Cup | Edmonton | 28 |
| 2003-09-21 | World Cup | Madrid | 31 |
| 2003-10-13 | World Cup | Makuhari | 13 |
| 2003-12-06 | World Championships (U23) | Queenstown | 13 |
| 2004-04-11 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 26 |
| 2004-05-09 | World Championships (U23) | Madeira | 6 |
| 2004-06-05 | Asian Cup | Wakayama | 1 |
| 2004-06-12 | World Cup | Tongyeong | 8 |
| 2004-08-01 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 17 |
| 2004-09-26 | World Cup | Gamagori | 7 |
| 2004-10-31 | World Cup | Cancun | 16 |
| 2005-04-16 | World Cup | Honolulu | DNF |
| 2005-06-12 | Asian Cup | Makuhari | 5 |
| 2005-06-19 | Asian Cup | Wakayama | 3 |
| 2005-07-02 | ASTC Asian Championships (U23) | Singapore | 1 |
| 2005-07-10 | Asian Cup | Shichigahama | 1 |
| 2005-07-23 | World Cup | Edmonton | 21 |
| 2005-08-06 | World Cup | Hamburg | 30 |
| 2005-08-14 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 18 |
| 2005-09-10 | World Championships | Gamagori | 18 |
| 2005-09-17 | OSIM World Cup | Beijing | 23 |
| 2005-09-25 | Asian Cup | Murakami | 1 |
| 2005-10-23 | Asian Cup | Tokyo | 6 |
| 2006-03-03 | World Cup | Doha | 21 |
| 2006-03-26 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 25 |
| 2006-04-16 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 18 |
| 2006-05-07 | World Cup | Mazatlan | 18 |
| 2006-06-04 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 18 |
| 2006-06-11 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 10 |
| 2006-06-25 | Asian Cup | Seorak | 1 |
| 2006-07-09 | BG World Cup | Edmonton | 27 |
| 2006-07-23 | BG World Cup | Corner Brook | 24 |
| 2006-07-30 | BG World Cup | Salford | 17 |
| 2006-08-12 | ASTC Asian Championships | Jiayuguan | 1 |
| 2006-09-02 | World Championships | Lausanne | 12 |
| 2006-09-09 | BG World Cup | Hamburg | 11 |
| 2006-09-24 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 28 |
| 2006-11-05 | BG World Cup | Cancun | 23 |
| 2006-12-08 | Asian Games Triathlon | Doha | 2 |
| 2007-04-15 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 18 |
| 2007-05-13 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 14 |
| 2007-06-01 | ASTC Asian Championships | Tongeyong | 2 |
| 2007-06-10 | BG World Cup | Vancouver | 18 |
| 2007-06-17 | BG World Cup | Des Moines | 21 |
| 2007-06-24 | BG World Cup | Edmonton | 26 |
| 2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | DNF |
| 2007-07-29 | BG World Cup | Salford | 45 |
| 2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | 18 |
| 2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 23 |
| 2007-11-04 | BG World Cup | Cancun | DNF |
| 2007-12-01 | BG World Cup | Eilat | 15 |
| 2008-03-08 | Pan American Cup | Valle de Bravo | 1 |
| 2008-03-14 | Pan American Cup | Salinas | 1 |
| 2008-04-06 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 17 |
| 2008-04-13 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 19 |
| 2008-04-26 | BG World Cup | Tongyeong | 4 |
| 2008-05-02 | ASTC Asian Championships | Guanzhou | 1 |
| 2008-06-05 | BG World Championships | Vancouver | 29 |
| 2008-07-20 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 17 |
| 2008-08-18 | Olympic Games | Beijing | 17 |
| 2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | 19 |
| 2009-03-08 | Pan American Cup | Playas | 4 |
| 2009-03-29 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 17 |
| 2009-04-26 | World Cup | Ishigaki | 9 |
| 2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 36 |
| 2009-05-31 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 10 |
| 2009-06-21 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington DC | DNF |
| 2009-06-27 | Elite Cup | Hy-Vee | 19 |
| 2009-07-25 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 23 |
| 2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 28 |
| 2009-08-22 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama | 22 |
| 2009-08-28 | ASTC Asian Championships | Incheon | 2 |
| 2009-09-09 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Gold Coast | 33 |
| 2009-11-08 | World Cup | Huatulco | 1 |
| 2010-02-05 | Pan American Cup | Salinas | 1 |
| 2010-03-20 | Pan American Cup | Mazatlan | 2 |
| 2010-04-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 36 |
| 2010-04-18 | World Cup | Monterrey | 2 |
| 2010-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 52 |
| 2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 35 |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 47 |
| 2010-08-14 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 43 |
| 2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final | Budapest | 24 |
| 2010-10-10 | World Cup | Huatulco | 1 |
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish