Ukrainian discus thrower (born 1991)
2.09 m (6 ft
10+1⁄2 in)
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
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Country | Ukraine |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Discus |
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Updated on 12 August 2012. |
Mykyta Nesterenko (born 15 April 1991) is a Ukrainian discus thrower, born in Dnipro.[1]
Career
His personal best throw with the 2 kilogram implement is 66.42 metres, achieved in June 2021 in Lutsk.[2] With the junior discus (1.750 kg) he has a best of 70.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. This is the current junior world record. With the 1.500 kg discus he also holds the world youth best with a distance of 77.50 metres, established in Kyiv on May 19, 2008.
Nesterenko has personal bests in the shot put of 22.44 metres in 2008 with the 5 kilogram weight and 18.97 metres (indoors) with the senior weight in 2009.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Ukraine |
2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 11th | Shot put (5 kg) | 17.52 m |
1st | Discus (1.5 kg) | 68.54 m |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Discus (1.75 kg) | 61.01 m |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th | Discus (1.75 kg) | 60.54 m |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | Discus | 59.67 m |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 4th | Discus | 62.60 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 16th | Discus | 61.21 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 34th | Discus | 59.17 m |
2013 | European Team Championships | Gateshead, Great Britain | 9th | Discus | 55.34 m |
European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 13th (q) | Discus | 56.27 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 20th (q) | Discus | 61.35 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (q) | Discus | 60.31 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th | Discus | 57.66 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (q) | Discus | 60.95 m |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 23rd (q) | Discus | 57.59 m |
References
- ^ "Mykyta Nesterenko Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Mykyta NESTERENKO | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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