Mykyta Nesterenko
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Native name | Микита Нестеренко |
Born | April 15, 1991 |
Height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Ukraine |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
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
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 |
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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
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12th | Discus | 57.66 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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20th (q) | Discus | 60.95 m |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany
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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.