Masashi Nishiyama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
OccupationJudoka
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Websitewww.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile%2Fview%2F37687%2Fmasashi_ebinuma
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
World Champ.R32 (2013)
Asian Champ.Gold (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 90 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Taipei 90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty 90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tokyo 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tokyo 90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf 90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2207
JudoInside.com57957
Updated on 25 May 2023.

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]

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

  1. 1 2 "Masashi Nishiyama". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
  2. 【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
  3. Masashi Nishiyama Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine at judoinside.com
  4. 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)


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