Grigorij Khizhnyak

{{short description|Ukrainian basketball player}}

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| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 260

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| nationality = Ukrainian

| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|7|16}}

| birth_place = Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|5|1974|7|16}}

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| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 2010

| career_position = Center

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| years1 = 1994–1995

| team1 = Mykolaiv

| years2 = 1995–1998

| team2 = Budivelnyk

| years3 = 1998–1999

| team3 = Avtodor Saratov

| years4 = 1999–2000

| team4 = Kyiv

| years5 = 2000–2001

| team5 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years6 = 2001

| team6 = Shabab Al Ahli

| years7 = 2001–2002

| team7 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years8 = 2002

| team8 = Kyiv

| years9 = 2003

| team9 = Pamesa Valencia

| years10 = 2003–2004

| team10 = Peristeri

| years11 = 2004–2005

| team11 = Makedonikos

| years12 = 2005–2006

| team12 = Dynamo St. Petersburg

| years13 = 2006

| team13 = Azovmash Mariupol

| years14 = 2006–2007

| team14 = Kyiv

| years15 = 2007–2009

| team15 = Dnipro

| years16 = 2009–2010

| team16 = Budivelnyk

| highlights =

• 2× EuroLeague Blocks Leader (2001, 2002)
• Lithuanian League champion (2001)
• 2× Lithuanian All-Star (2001, 2002)
• Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP (2001)
• 4× Ukrainian Super League League champion (1996, 1997, 2000, 2006)
• 2× Ukrainian Cup winner (2006, 2007)

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Grigorij Khizhnyak (alternate spelling: Grygorii Khizhniak, {{langx|uk|Григорій Хижняк}}; July 16, 1974 – October 5, 2018) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player.{{cite web |title=Помер знаменитий український баскетболіст Григорій Хижняк |url=https://ukr.segodnya.ua/sport/basketball/umer-znamenityy-ukrainskiy-basketbolist-grigoriy-hizhnyak-1176979.html |website=ukr.segodnya.ua |accessdate=October 8, 2018 |language=uk-UA |date=October 5, 2018}} Standing at a height of {{height|ft=7|in=1}}, he played at the center position. He was the EuroLeague's leader in blocked shots in two consecutive seasons, in 2000–01 and 2001–02.