Mykola Nyzhnyk

Ukrainian long-distance runner

Mykola Nyzhnyk
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Mykola Nyzhnyk (born 26 July 1995) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner.[1]

Career

He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men's marathon.[2]

In early March 2022, Nyzhnyk, who had been training near Iten, Kenya, returned to Ukraine to join its armed forces after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mykola Nyzhnyk". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "NYZHNYK Mykola". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Gearhart, Sarah (8 March 2022). "An Olympic marathoner's journey from Kenya to the front lines in Ukraine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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