is a Japanese judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is competing for the Nippon Steel Corporation Judo Club.
Biography Nishiyama was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture【柔道】平岡（60キロ級）五輪切符 西山将（90キロ級）上川（100キロ超級）も . chugoku-np.co.jp and graduated from the Kokushikan University in Tokyo. In the early 2000s he was competing in the 100 kg category but then moved to the 90 kg division.Masashi Nishiyama at judoinside.com
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. sponichi.co.jp (14 May 2012) In London, he was defeated in the quarter-finals, and won the bronze medal via repechage, against Kirill Denisov, by judges decision.
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