Denis Nikisha

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Denis Nikisha
Denis Nikisha Moscow 2015.JPG
Nikisha in 2015
Personal information
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 28)
Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
Sport Short track speed skating
Coached byPetr Gamidov, Jimmy Jang, Xenia Sergeevna [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rotterdam 500 m
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Almaty 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Almaty1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Almaty5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Krasnoyarsk 5000 m relay

Denis Nikisha (born 7 August 1995) is a Kazakh short track speed skater. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Denis Nikisha". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.