Yuri Viktorovich Nikitin ( ua, Юрій Вікторович Нікітін, born 15 July 1978) is a

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and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. He also competed at the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics.

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* * * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Kherson Ukrainian male trampolinists Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2009 World Games {{Trampolining-bio-stub