Shuji Ujino

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Shuji Ujino (born 15 January 1960) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.

He competed internationally for Japan in the 1980s, with his highest honour being a gold medal at the 1985 Asian Athletics Championships, which he won with a jump of 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in).

He also won bronze medals at the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships held In Tokyo, the 1985 Pacific Conference Games, and the 1986 Asian Games. At national level, Ujino twice won the high jump title at the Japan Championships in Athletics, topping the podium in 1985 and 1986. He set a lifetime best of 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) in Wakayama on 21 July 1984, and matched that feat in Seoul on 14 September 1985.