Yuichiro Ueno

Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎 Ueno Yuichirō, born 29 July 1985 in Saku, Nagano) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 and 5000 metres events.

Ueno began his international career at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships where he ran in the junior race in 2004, then in the senior short race for the two years following that. He represented Japan in the International Chiba Ekiden in 2007, starting off the race with the second fastest leg, behind Moses Ndiema Masai. Japan went on to win the competition.[1]

He won in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the 2009 Japan Championships in Athletics, beating his teammate Kensuke Takezawa in the latter race.[2] He finished sixteenth in his heat in the 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He won bronze medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the East Asian Games later that year.[3][4]

Ueno competed for Nagano in the 2011 Inter-Prefectural Men's Ekiden and ran in the final 13 km leg, improving the prefecture to second place in the final rankings behind Tochigi.[5][6] Later that year he ran the opening leg of the International Chiba Ekiden and the Japanese team went on to finish as runner-up behind Kenya.[7]

He is managed by Toshihiko Seko of S&B Foods.[8]

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2007-11-23). Japan comes from behind to win the Chiba International Ekiden. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  2. ↑ Japan Championships 5000 Metres - M Final Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.
  3. ↑ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-11). Liu Xiang and Chinese throwers dominate - East Asian Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  4. ↑ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-12). China's Liu Qing completes double but overall it's Japan's day - East Asian Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  5. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2011-01-23). Tochigi takes men’s Inter-Prefectural Ekiden title in Hiroshima. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-23.
  6. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
  7. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
  8. ↑ S&B Foods Athletics Team's Profile. S&B Foods. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.

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