Masashi Nishiyama

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 38) Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Occupation	Judoka
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Website	www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile%2Fview%2F37687%2Fmasashi_ebinuma
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2012)
World Champ.	R32 (2013)
Asian Champ.	(2009)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2012 London ‍–‍90 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taipei ‍–‍90 kg World Masters 2012 Almaty ‍–‍90 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	2207
JudoInside.com	57957
Updated on 25 May 2023.

Masashi Nishiyama (西山将士, Nishiyama Masashi, born 9 July 1985) is a Japanese judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is competing for the Nippon Steel Corporation Judo Club.^[1]

Biography

Nishiyama was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture^[2] and graduated from the Kokushikan University in Tokyo.^[1] In the early 2000s he was competing in the 100 kg category but then moved to the 90 kg division.^[3]

Competitions

Nishiyama was defeated in the selection competitions for the 2012 London Olympics, but nevertheless was selected for the national team.^[4] In London, he was defeated in the quarter-finals, and won the bronze medal via repechage, against Kirill Denisov, by judges decision.