Ayumi Uekusa (植草 歩, Uekusa Ayumi, born July 25, 1992) is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the World Karate Federation's 2016 World Championships, 2017 and 2022 Asian Championships, and at the 2018 Asian Games. She has also won several bronze and silver medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Asian Games.^[1]

Ayumi Uekusa

Uekusa at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1992-07-25) July 25, 1992 (age 31)[1] Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture
Education	Sports medicine
Alma mater	Teikyo University
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Gōjū-ryū Karate
Event	Kumite
Medal record Representing  Japan World championships 2012 Paris +68 kg 2012 Paris Team 2014 Bremen +68 kg 2014 Bremen Team 2016 Linz +68 kg 2018 Madrid +68 kg 2018 Madrid Team Asian Games 2014 Incheon +68 kg 2018 Jakarta +68 kg Asian Championships 2013 Dubai +68 kg 2015 Yokohama +68 kg 2017 Astana +68 kg 2017 Astana Team 2018 Amman +68 kg 2022 Tashkent +68 kg

She won a gold medal at the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo in January, and after taking gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin that September, she was awarded the title of "Grand Winner" in her weight division for the year — her fourth such award after 2017, 2018, and 2020.^{[2] [3]}