is a

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who won a bronze medal at the

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. He is competing for the

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Judo Club.

Biography

Nishiyama was born in

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and graduated from the

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in Tokyo. In the early 2000s he was competing in the 100 kg category but then moved to the 90 kg division.

Competitions

Nishiyama was defeated in the selection competitions for the 2012 London Olympics, but nevertheless was selected for the national team.西山将決勝敗退も初代表入り　篠原監督は金星評価
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, against

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, by judges decision.

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* * 1985 births Living people Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic medalists in judo Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Shimonoseki Universiade medalists in judo Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub