Masashi Nishiyama (西山将士, Nishiyama Masashi, born 9 July 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 | 9 July 1985 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 2207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 57957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Masashi Nishiyama". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
- ^ 【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 edit
- 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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