Ken Nishimura
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Ken Nishimura in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 26)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class75 kg
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Linz Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Amman Team kumite

Ken Nishimura (born 31 December 1995) is a Japanese karateka. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2] He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[3][4] He competed in the men's 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.[5]

Career[edit]

At the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event and the gold medal in the men's team kumite event.[6] A few months later, at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[7][8]

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg and men's team kumite events at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9][10]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 2nd Team kumite
2017 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Team kumite
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 75 kg
3rd Team kumite
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Kumite 75 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 October 2016). "Spain stun title holders Egypt to reach women's team kumite final at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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