Ken Nishimura Explained
Ken Nishimura |
Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=yes |
Country: | Japan |
Sport: | Karate |
Weight Class: | 75 kg |
Event: | 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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019 Asian Karate Championships Results . World Karate Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf . 23 April 2020 . 23 April 2020.
- News: Rowbottom . Mike . Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships . 20 July 2019 . InsideTheGames.biz . 23 April 2020.
- News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020 . 18 March 2020 . WKF.net . 18 April 2020.
- News: Shefferd . Neil . World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020 . 18 March 2020 . InsideTheGames.biz . 18 April 2020.
- Web site: Karate Results Book . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 10 August 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 10 August 2021.
- Web site: 2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf . 15 October 2020 . 16 November 2021 . Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire.
- News: Etchells . Daniel . 28 October 2016 . Spain stun title holders Egypt to reach women's team kumite final at Karate World Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 11 May 2020.
- News: 30 October 2016 . Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships . Tehran Times . 11 May 2020.
- Web site: 2018 World Karate Championships . SportData . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200426163137/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/popup_main.php?popup_action=results&vernr=188&active_menu=calendar . 26 April 2020 . 26 April 2020.
- Web site: Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042620/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf . 26 November 2020 . 30 December 2020 . 2018 World Karate Championships.