Koichi Nishimura

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Koichi "Nishi" Nishimura (born 30 June 1973 in Kyoto, Japan) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. Nishimura began his career as an indoor volleyball player and played Libero for the . In 2002 Nishimura switched to beach volleyball. He currently plays in "Winds" beach volleyball team. In 2009, Nishimura founded the environmental non-profit-organisation "".[1]

They were the fourth ranked team at the 2006 Asian Games but were eliminated in the fourth round.[2]

He married volleyball player Kaoru Sugayama in 2011.[3]

Career and awards[]

  • 1998 – World Championships- Awarded "Best Digger"
  • 1999 Asian Championships – 4th place
  • Asian Championships – 4th place- Awarded "Best Digger"
  • 1999 – World Cup
  • 2000 Olympics (Sydney), Asian Preliminary Round - 2nd place

Japan All Stars Awards'

  • 1999 All Star – Fan voting – 1st place
  • 2000 All Star – Fan voting – 2nd place
  • 2001 All Star – Fan voting – 2nd place

In 2002 he switched from indoor volleyball to beach volleyball.

  • 2003 Beach Volleyball Japan - Runner-up
  • 2004 JBV Tour, Tokyo - Champion
  • 2005 Beach Volleyball Japan - Champion

At the 2006 Swatch FIVB World Tour, France, he won the 7th place and accomplished the unprecedented feat of becoming the first Japanese man to reach 7th place in a beach volleyball world tour tournament. The Japanese team was awarded "Most Improved Team" title.

  • 2008 JVB Tour, Tokyo - Champion

References[]

  1. ^ "特定非営利活動法人(NPO)Save the Beach(セーブザビーチ)公式サイト". Savethebeach.jp. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ "People's Daily Online - Top Chinese seeds advance to men's beach volleyball semifinals at Doha Asiad". English.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. ^ "遠征費だけで4000万も!? 「かおる姫」菅山かおる氏が語る夫の競技費用". Livedoor (in Japanese). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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