Mykola Nyzhnyk

Mykola Nyzhnyk
Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	26 July 1995
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running

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

"Mykola Nyzhnyk". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
"NYZHNYK Mykola". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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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[olympedia-1] "Mykola Nyzhnyk". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[tokyo2020-2] "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.