Masashi Nishiyama
Masashi Nishiyama (西山将士, Nishiyama Masashi, born July 9, 1985) is a Japanese judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is competing for the Nippon Steel Corporation Judo Club.[1]
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1985 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (70 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R32 (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 2207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 57957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 24 October 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Nishiyama was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture[2] and graduated from the Kokushikan University in Tokyo.[1] In the early 2000s he was competing in the 100 kg category but then moved to the 90 kg division.[3]
Competitions
Nishiyama was defeated in the selection competitions for the 2012 London Olympics, but nevertheless was selected for the national team.[4] In London, he was defeated in the quarter-finals, and won the bronze medal via repechage, against Kirill Denisov, by judges decision.
References
- "Masashi Nishiyama". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
- 【柔道】平岡（60キロ級）五輪切符 西山将（90キロ級）上川（100キロ超級）も. chugoku-np.co.jp
- Masashi Nishiyama Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine at judoinside.com
- 西山将 決勝敗退も初代表入り 篠原監督は金星評価. sponichi.co.jp (2012-05-14)
External links
- Masashi Nishiyama at the International Judo Federation
- Masashi Nishiyama at JudoInside.com
- Masashi Nishiyama at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Masashi Nishiyama at Olympics.com
- Masashi Nishiyama at Olympedia
- Masashi Nishiyama at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Masashi Nishiyama at The-Sports.org
- Masashi Nishiyama on Twitter
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