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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.

Career

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

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.

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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