Mykyta Nesterenko

Mykyta Nesterenko (born 15 April 1991) is a Ukrainian discus thrower, born in Dnipro.^[1]

Mykyta Nesterenko

Personal information
Native name	Микита Нестеренко
Born	(1991-04-15) April 15, 1991 (age 33)
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

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

1. "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.
2. "Mykyta NESTERENKO | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

• Mykyta Nesterenko at World Athletics