Ken Nishimura

Ken Nishimura
	Ken Nishimura in 2018
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Karate
Men's karate
Representing Japan
World Championships
Asian Championships

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]

Career

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][8]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2016	World Championships	Linz, Austria	2nd	Team kumite
2018	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Kumite 75 kg
2018	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Team kumite

References

"2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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.
"Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
"2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
"Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

Ken Nishimura at KarateRec.com

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[asian_karate_championships_results_2019-1] "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[japan_earn_six_titles_uzbek_golden_2019-2] Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[wkf_announces_first_qualified_2020-3] "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[wkf_announces_first_forty_tokyo_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.

[spain_stun_title_holders_egypt_2016-5] 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.

[tehran_times_iran_male_team_win_2016-6] "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[results_world_karate_championships_2018-7] "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[results_book_world_karate_championships_2018-8] "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.