Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Khyzhniak (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Хижняк; born 3 August 1995) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer. He earned a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the middleweight event.[1] At the 2024 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the same event.[2]
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| Born | 3 August 1995 Poltava, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak secures at least silver at 2024 Olympics". Ukrainska Pravda. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak wins boxing gold at Paris Olympics". ESPN. Paris. Associated Press. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Oleksandr Khyzhniak at AIBA.org (archived)
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