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Mykyta Nesterenko (born 15 April 1991) is a Ukrainian
discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
er, born in
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.


Career

His personal best throw with the 2 kilogram implement is 66.42 metres, achieved in June 2021 in
Lutsk Lutsk (, ; see #Names and etymology, below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a populati ...
. With the junior discus (1.750 kg) he has a best of 70.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in
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. This is the current
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. With the 1.500 kg discus he also holds the world youth best with a distance of 77.50 metres, established in
Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
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.


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References

* 1991 births Living people Athletes from Dnipro Ukrainian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub