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Oleksandr Khyzhniak

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Oleksandr Khyzhniak
Олександр Хижняк
BERJAYA
Khyzhniak in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 30)
Poltava, Ukraine
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing BERJAYA Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoMiddleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 HamburgMiddleweight
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskMiddleweight
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaLight heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuLight-heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 KharkivMiddleweight
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 YerevanMiddleweight
European Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 RotterdamMiddleweight
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 KeszthelyMiddleweight

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]

References

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  1. ↑ "Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak secures at least silver at 2024 Olympics". Ukrainska Pravda. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak wins boxing gold at Paris Olympics". ESPN. Paris. Associated Press. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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