Shunpei Uto (?? ??, Uto Shunpei, born December 1, 1918) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Uto endured much hardship after World War II and deposited both his medals to a pawnshop to get some money for living.
He later found a job in general affairs at the Niigata Nippo company, but was often bullied here.
After retiring he moved to Chiba Prefecture to do agriculture.