Bohdan Nikishyn
Ukrainian fencer
Богдан Сергійович Нікішин · 博赫丹·尼基申 · 보흐단 니키신
- Born
- 29 May 1980, Dnipro
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 85 kg (187 lb)
Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn (Ukrainian: Богдан Сергійович Нікішин, romanized: Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-time Olympian.
Nikishyn competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin, Italy, a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, a gold medal in the team men's épée event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia, a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, and a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's team épée | 5th place | |
| fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's épée | 34th place | |
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's team épée | 2008 | 7th place |
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's épée | 2008 | 28th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's team épée | 2016 | 4th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's épée | 2016 | 10th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's individual épée | 2020 | 19th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's team épée | 2021 | 6th place |
Awards and honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3641621 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.