Myroslav Dykun

{{short description|British wrestler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Delhi | 66kg}}

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Myroslav Dykun (born 24 October 1982 in Ukraine) is a Ukrainian born British amateur wrestler in the Greco-Roman and freestyle disciplines, most notable for his gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Dykun moved to England in 2003.

He switched from freestyle to Greco-Roman in early 2010 after winning two British titles in the former discipline.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/06/london-2012-myroslav-dykun-banned |title=British London 2012 wrestling hopeful Myroslav Dykun gets two-year ban |newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 July 2012 |accessdate=24 August 2020}}

In 2012 Dykun tested positive in a drugs test and was given a two-year ban.{{cite web|title=London 2012: GB wrestler Myroslav Dykun gets two-year ban|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18737732|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 July 2012}}

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