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Oleksandr Khyzhniak

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Oleksandr Khyzhniak
Олександр Хижняк
Khyzhniak in 2024
Born (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 29)
Poltava, Ukraine
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox

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] He comes from a family of boxers, with his second cousin being Ukrainian-Australian amateur boxer Anatoliy “Nat” Oliynyk.

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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