Masashi Nishiyama
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1985 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (70 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]
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
- ^ a b "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)
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