Mykyta Nesterenko (born 15 April 1991) is a Ukrainian discus thrower, born in Dnipro.
Career His personal best throw with the 2 kilogram implement is 66.42 metres, achieved in June 2021 in Lutsk. With the junior discus (1.750 kg) he has a best of 70.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. This is the current junior world record. With the 1.500 kg discus he also holds the world youth best with a distance of 77.50 metres, established in Kyiv on May 19, 2008.
Nesterenko has personal bests in the shot put of 22.44 metres in 2008 with the 5 kilogram weight and 18.97 metres (indoors) with the senior weight in 2009.
Achievements Representing 2007World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic11thShot put (5 kg)17.52 m 1stDiscus (1.5 kg)68.54 m2008World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rdDiscus (1.75 kg)61.01 m2010World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada4thDiscus (1.75 kg)60.54 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic2ndDiscus59.67 mUniversiade Shenzhen, China4thDiscus62.60 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16thDiscus61.21 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom34thDiscus59.17 m2013European Team ChampionshipsGateshead, Great Britain9thDiscus55.34 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland13th (q)Discus56.27 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands20th (q)Discus61.35 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil23rd (q)Discus60.31 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12thDiscus57.66 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan20th (q)Discus60.95 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany23rd (q)Discus57.59 m
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