Masashi Nishiyama

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][2]

Biography

Nishiyama was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture[3] 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.[4]

Competitions

Nishiyama was defeated in the selection competitions for the 2012 London Olympics, but nevertheless was selected for the national team.[5] In London, he was defeated in the quarter-finals, and won the bronze medal via repechage, against Kirill Denisov, by judges decision.

References

  1. ^ a b "Masashi Nishiyama". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Masashi Nishiyama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ 【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
  4. ^ Masashi Nishiyama Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine at judoinside.com
  5. ^ 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 (14 May 2012)