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

Awards and honours

• Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

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.