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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 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | 9 July 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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JudoInside.com | 57957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 25 May 2023 |
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]
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.
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