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One of the best pitchers in the world is 5'8" Yukiko Ueno
# Ueno threw the first perfect game in Olympic history at the 2004 Athens Games, beating China 2-0 in the preliminary round.
# She went 3-2 with a 0.46 ERA overall in Athens, striking out 31 and allowing just nine hits and one walk over 30 2-3 innings to lead Japan to the bronze medal.
# Has a fastball that's been measured at over 75 mph from 45 feet away and also throws a changeup in the low 50s.
# Ueno has pitched particularly well against the United States, winner of every gold medal since softball became an Olympic sport in 1996.
# At the 2006 World Championships, she handed the U.S. its only loss in the playoffs of the event, allowing no runs in a 3-1 win.
# Ueno also beat the Americans 3-1 in the gold medal game at the 2005 World Cup.
# Is a two-time MVP of the Japanese pro league.
# Born July 22, 1982.
# Ueno threw the first perfect game in Olympic history at the 2004 Athens Games, beating China 2-0 in the preliminary round.
# She went 3-2 with a 0.46 ERA overall in Athens, striking out 31 and allowing just nine hits and one walk over 30 2-3 innings to lead Japan to the bronze medal.
# Has a fastball that's been measured at over 75 mph from 45 feet away and also throws a changeup in the low 50s.
# Ueno has pitched particularly well against the United States, winner of every gold medal since softball became an Olympic sport in 1996.
# At the 2006 World Championships, she handed the U.S. its only loss in the playoffs of the event, allowing no runs in a 3-1 win.
# Ueno also beat the Americans 3-1 in the gold medal game at the 2005 World Cup.
# Is a two-time MVP of the Japanese pro league.
# Born July 22, 1982.