Shiho Nishioka
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Born23 February 1989
Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
SportFencing
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1989 Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | foil |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach | Bernát Zoltán |
| Club | Nexus Fencing |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Shiho Nishioka (西岡 詩穂, Nishioka Shiho; born 23 February 1989) is a Japanese female foil fencer.[1]
She qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics as a member of the top-ranked Asian team. In the individual event, she defeated Hong Kong's Lin Po Heung in the first round, then lost 8-14 to five-time Olympic champion Valentina Vezzali of Italy.[2] In the team event Japan was crushed 17–45 by Russia in the first round and placed 7th after the ranking matches. Nishioka fenced only against Russia.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the individual foil only, as there was no women's team event.[3]
She took up fencing at the age of 12.[4]
