Ken Nishimura

Ken Nishimura 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 is scheduled to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[3][4]

Ken Nishimura
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
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

At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[5][6]

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.[7]

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. 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.
  6. "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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