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Ken Nishimura
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
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 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]

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.{{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. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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