Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Ukrainian boxer
オレクサンドル・グウォジク · 올렉산드르 흐보즈디크
- Born
- 15 April 1987, Kharkiv
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Oleksandr Serhiyovych Gvozdyk (also Hvozdyk; Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Гвоздик [olekˈsɑndr serˈɦijowɪdʒ ˈɦwɔzdɪk]; born 15 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the WBC and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2018 to 2019. As an amateur, Gvozdyk won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
Gvozdyk has stated he is nicknamed "The Nail" because his surname in Russian translates to 'nail'. He is considered part of the Ukrainian golden generation of boxing along with other 2012 Olympic medallists Denys Berinchyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Taras Shelestyuk, and Oleksandr Usyk.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's light heavyweight | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2019468 (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.