Serhiy Nykyforov or Serhii Yuriiovych Nykyforov (Ukrainian: Сергій Юрійович Никифоров; born 6 February 1994) is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the long jump.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.

Serhiy Nykyforov
Serhii Nykyforov
Personal information
Born (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)
Brovary, Ukraine
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Long jump
Representing Europe
IAAF Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava Team competition

His personal bests in the event are 8.11 meters outdoors (+1.8 m/s, Lutsk 2016) and 8.18 meters indoors (Belgrade 2017).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Ukraine
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 14th (q) 7.19 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (q) 7.59 m (w)
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 8.07 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (q) 7.47 m
DécaNation Angers, France 3rd 7.60 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 8.13 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 7.89 m

References

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