Ken Nishimura

Ken Nishimura

Nishimura in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 29)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Karate
Weight class	75 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Japan World Championships 2016 Linz Team kumite 2018 Madrid Kumite 75 kg 2018 Madrid Team kumite Asian Championships 2019 Tashkent Kumite 75 kg 2017 Astana Team kumite 2018 Amman Team kumite

Ken Nishimura (Japanese: 西村拳, born 31 December 1995) is a Japanese karateka. 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

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 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9][10]

Achievements

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

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.
3. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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.
5. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.
8. "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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.

External links

• Ken Nishimura – World Karate Federation ranking
• Ken Nishimura at KarateRec.com
• Ken Nishimura at Olympics.com
• Ken Nishimura at Olympedia