Oleksandr Khyzhniak
Ukrainian boxer
Олександр Олександрович Хижняк · 亞歷山大·希日尼亞克 · オレクサンドル・ヒジュニャク · 올렉산드르 히주냐크
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Khyzhniak (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Хижняк; born 3 August 1995) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in middleweight category, having won a silver medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in the same division. He was also 2017 world amateur middleweight champion. Khyzhniak turned professional in 2026, winning his debut fight by first round knockout. In just his third pro-fight he won the WBA light-heavyweight Gold title.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's middleweight | 2020 | 2nd place (silver) |
Awards and honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Merit, 1st class
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q20070537 (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.
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