Nikolay Chernetskiy

{{Short description|Soviet sprinter (born 1959)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 November 1959}}

| birth_place = Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{URS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1980 Moscow | 4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1983 Helsinki|4 × 400 m relay}}

}}

Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernetskiy ({{langx|ru|Николай Николаевич Чернецкий}}; born 29 November 1959 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSRGreat Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow: Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Чернецкий", available [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol22/ol2-3589.htm online] {{in lang|ru}}) is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union.

He is known for winning the gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics and at the inaugural 1983 World Championships (with Aleksandr Troshchilo, Sergey Lovachov, and Viktor Markin, clocking a total time of 3:00.79 min).