Bohdan Nikishyn

Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn
Masters à l'épée 2013
Personal information
Full nameBohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn
Born (1980-05-29) 29 May 1980 (age 44)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachVolodymyr Stankevych
Head coachOlga Markina, Serhiy Komarov
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Torun Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Torun Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Individual
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Team

Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn (Ukrainian: Богдан Сергійович Нікішин, romanized: Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-time Olympian.[1]

Nikishyn competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.[2][3][4]

Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin, Italy,[5][6] a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary,[7][8] a gold medal in the team men's épée event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia,[9][10] a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China,[11] and a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[12][13]

Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2016 European Fencing Championships in Toruń, Poland, and a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2018 European Fencing Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Between 2006 and 2019, Nikishyn won two FIE Men's Épée Grand Prix titles, in addition to two silver medals and four bronze medals.

Between 2008 and 2020, Nikishyn won four FIE Men's Épée World Cup titles, in addition to four silver medals and three bronze medals.

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  5. ^ "Championnats du Monde (Turin ) 2006-10-05 Entries". fie.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. ^ "Championnats du Monde (Budapest ) 2013-08-11 Entries". fie.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. ^ "Championnats du Monde (Moscow ) 2015-07-17 Entries". fie.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  12. ^ "Championnats du Monde (Budapest ) 2019-07-21 Entries". fie.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.