Miki Nishimura
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Spaced hiragana: にしむら みき
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Kanji: 西村美紀 Spaced hiragana: にしむら みき |
| Born | July 2, 1985 |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | JPBA |
| License no. | 408, Class 38 |
| Rookie year | 2005 |
| Dominant hand | Right |
| Wins | 1 |
| 300-games | 1 |
| Sponsors | DHC |
Miki Nishimura (西村 美紀, Nishimura Miki, born July 2, 1985) is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 408.
At the end of the 2012 JPBA season, Nishimura was ranked second place in total points (only behind Hiromi Matsunaga.)
Nishimura is best known for her extremely high back swing and rolling the ball in-between the X and Y axis. Her recent accomplishments include appearing in the 2012 International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, bowling in a Baker-style exhibition match with a team of women from Japan, against a team of PBA Tour professionals, including Chris Barnes and Mike Fagan. The Japan women lost to the PBA Tour professionals 278-174.
Nishimura's father is Kunihiko Nishimura (西村邦彦), who is also a professional bowler.
