8 Notable alumni of Kherson State University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kherson State University is ranked #5,193 in the world and #41 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from Kherson State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kherson State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dmytro Mikhay
1990-. (aged 36)
rower
Dmytro Valeriyovych Mikhay is a Ukrainian rower. He won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, with what is still a world's fastest time as of September 2018.
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2. Viktoriya Kravchenko
1979-. (aged 47)
athletics competitor
Viktoriya Kravchenko is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
3. Kateryna Handziuk
1985-2018 (aged 33)
human rights defender
activist
politician
Kateryna Viktorivna Handziuk was a Ukrainian civil rights and anti-corruption activist campaigner and political advisor, who exposed corruption in her hometown of Kherson. She was attacked with sulphuric acid on 31 July 2018, and died from her injuries on 4 November 2018.
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4. Oleksii Zhuravko
1974-2022 (aged 48)
politician
Oleksiy Valeriyovych Zhuravko was a Ukrainian and Russian politician who was a member of Ukraine's national parliament Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2012. He was a member of the pro-Russian Party of Regions from 2006. Zhuravko moved to Russia in 2015. He acquired Russian citizenship and joined the United Russia party in July 2022. He died in September 2022 in...
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5. Roman Romanov
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Roman Anatoliyovych Romanov is a businessman, politician, ex-leader of "Ukroboronprom".
6. Yuri Nikitin
1978-. (aged 48)
trampoline gymnast
Yuri Viktorovich Nikitin is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
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7. Artem Morozov
1980-. (aged 46)
rower
Artem Mykolaiovych Morozov is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.
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8. Anastasiia Rybachok
1998-. (aged 28)
canoeist
Anastasiia Andriyivna Rybachok is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist. She is a two-time Olympic medalist and won silver medals in the women's C-2 500 metres events with Liudmyla Luzan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rybachok is also a world champion and two-time European champion in the C-2 500 metres. She won her first senior international medal...
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