 Masters à l'épée 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn |
| Born | (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (age 45) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach | Volodymyr Stankevych |
| Head coach | Olga Markina, Serhiy Komarov |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn (Ukrainian:Богдан Сергійович Нікішин,romanized: Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handedépéefencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-timeOlympian.[1]
Nikishyn competed in the2004 Athens Olympic Games, the2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.[2][3][4]
Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the team men's épée event at the2006 World Fencing Championships inTurin, Italy,[5][6] a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the2013 World Fencing Championships inBudapest, Hungary,[7][8] a gold medal in the team men's épée event at the2015 World Fencing Championships inMoscow, Russia,[9][10] a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the2018 World Fencing Championships inWuxi, China,[11] and a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[12][13]
Nikishyn won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the2016 European Fencing Championships inToruń, Poland, and a bronze medal in the individual men's épée event at the2018 European Fencing Championships inNovi Sad, Serbia.
Between 2006 and 2019, Nikishyn won two FIE Men's Épée Grand Prix titles, in addition to two silver medals and four bronze medals.
Between 2008 and 2020, Nikishyn won fourFIE Men's Épée World Cup titles, in addition to four silver medals and three bronze medals.
Nikishyn took up fencing at the age of ten after he came by chance to a fencing training.[14] He won a team silver medal at the 1998 Junior World Championships in Keszthely and joined the senior national team for the2001 World Championships in Nîmes. He took part in the2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in thepreliminary round by Romania'sAlexandru Nyisztor. In theteam event Ukraine was defeated in the first round by Hungary and finished 5th after the placement rounds.[15]
Nikishyn was excluded from the national team in the2004–05 season, but he was reinstated the next season. He achieved his firstWorld Cup podium with a bronze medal in the Doha Grand Prix. At the2006 World Championships in Turin he was eliminated in the qualifications phase of the individual event. In the team event Nikishyn,Dmytro Karyuchenko,Maksym Khvorost andDmytro Chumak were defeated in the semi-finals, then overcame Hungary to earn Ukraine's first world medal in team épée.[16]
At his second Olympics,Beijing 2008, Nikishyn was stopped in the second round by Switzerland'sMichael Kauter.[15] In theteam event Ukraine was defeated in the first round by Poland and finished 7th.
At the2013 World Championships in Budapest Nikishyn lost in the first round to Spain'sJosé Luis Abajo. In theteam event Ukraine defeated Russia in the round of 16.[17] After that they defeated the Czech Republic and France to meet Hungary in the final. Hungary won scoring 42–38 and Ukraine took a silver medal, the best result in Ukrainian history for men's team épée.[17]
In the2012–13 season Nikishyn won the Heidenheim Grand Prix and earned a silver medal in the Berne Grand Prix, which allowed him to enter the Top 10 for the first time in his career. In thenext season he reached the final in the Doha Grand Prix, where he was defeated by Korea'sPark Sang-young, but then he won the Heidenheim Grand Prix and the Buenos Aires Grand Prix. He made his way to thequarter-finals of the2014 World Championships in Kazan, where he lost to Korea'sPark Kyoung-doo. He finished the season as No.2 in world rankings.
The2014–15 season was more difficult with only a quarter-finals finish at the Heidenheimer Pokal. At theEuropean Championships in Montreux he lost in the round of 16 to France'sRonan Gustin. The Ukrainian team lost to world No.1 France in the semifinals, then to hosts Switzerland and finished fourth.[18] At theWorld Championships in Moscow, Nikishyn was eliminated again in theround of 16, losing to the eventual world championGéza Imre. In theteam event, Ukraine defeated Cuba, then Spain. They had a tight 34–33 victory over hosts Russia in the quarter-finals, then prevailed in the semi-final against Italy after a semi-final was marked by several non-combativity calls, which finished on the low score of 15–11. Passivity was also used on both sides in the final against South Korea.[19] Nikishyn entered the match last when the score was 11–7 and, defending againstJung Seung-hwa's attacks, finished on 34–24, allowing Ukraine to win their first world title in men's fencing.[20]
In 2016 he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in the team and in the individual championships. In personal Bogdan defeated such rivals as:Bartosz Pisetsky (15:6),Gabor Boczko (10:9),Paolo Pizzo (15:6) andGéza Imre (15:11). Nikishin lost in the semifinals to the future winner - Yannick Borel (8:15).
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Turin,Italy | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
| 2013 |  Budapest,Hungary | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[22] |
| 2015 |  Moscow,Russia | Team Men's Épée | 1st[23] |
| 2018 |  Wuxi,China | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[24] |
| 2019 | Budapest,Hungary | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[25] |
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Leipzig,Germany | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[26] |
| 2012 | Legnano,Italy | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[27] |
| 2016 |  Toruń,Poland | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[28] |
| 2016 | Toruń,Poland | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[29] |
| 2017 | Leipzig,Germany | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[30] |
| 2018 |  Novi Sad,Serbia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[31] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2006 |  Doha,Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[32] |
| 03/05/2010 |  Stockholm,Sweden | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[33] |
| 06/02/2012 |  Bern,Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[34] |
| 05/11/2013 | Bern,Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[35] |
| 01/16/2014 | Doha,Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[36] |
| 04/22/2016 |  Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[37] |
| 05/26/2017 |  Bogotá,Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[38] |
| 01/25/2019 | Doha,Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[39] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/06/2008 |  Caguas,Puerto Rico | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[40] |
| 02/15/2013 | Heidenheim,Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[41] |
| 02/14/2014 | Heidenheim,Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[42] |
| 05/23/2014 |  Buenos Aires,Argentina | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[43] |
| 01/21/2016 | Heidenheim,Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[44] |
| 10/28/2016 | Bern,Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[45] |
| 10/27/2017 | Bern,Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[46] |
| 01/25/2018 | Heidenheim,Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[47] |
| 02/16/2018 |  Vancouver,Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[48] |
| 05/11/2018 |  Paris,France | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[49] |
| 02/07/2020 | Vancouver,Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[50] |
Nikishyn was educated at thePrydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Dnipropetrovsk. He is married and has two children: Anastasia and Maksym.[14]
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Ukraine(withOlena Kostevych) Tokyo 2020 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
