Ken Nishimura

Ken Nishimura
Nishimura in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 28)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class75 kg
EventKumite
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 (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]

  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.