Sarah Nikitin

{{Short description|Brazilian recurve archer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

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| name = Sarah Nikitin

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| fullname = Sarah de Oliveira Nikitin

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| country = {{BRA}}

| sport = Archery

| event = Recurve

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| club = São Paulo SP

| coach = Evandro Azevedo (national)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

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| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's archery}}

{{MedalCountry | Brazil }}

{{Medal|Competition|South American Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2014 Santiago | Mixed team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Santiago | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Santiago | Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition | Military World Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Mungyeong | Mixed team}}

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| updated = 1 March 2017

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Sarah de Oliveira Nikitin (born December 27, 1988) is a Brazilian competitive archer.{{cite news|title=Sarah Nikitin|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sarah-nikitin|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=28 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115304/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sarah-nikitin|archivedate=26 August 2016|df=dmy}} Nikitin was a member of Brazil's archery squad in three editions of the Pan American Games (2007, 2011, and 2015). At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Nikitin scored her only career medal with a bronze over Venezuela's Leidys Brito in the women's individual recurve tournament at the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile.{{cite news|title=Sarah Nikitin fatura o bronze na prova individual nos Jogos Sul-Americanos|trans-title=Sarah Nikitin scored a bronze in the individual event at the South American Games|language=pt|url=http://www.ahebrasil.com.br/noticias/2014/03/13/tiro-com-arco/sarah+nikitin+fatura+o+bronze+na+prova+individual+nos+jogos+sul-americanos.html|publisher=Ahe!|date=13 March 2014|accessdate=28 February 2017|archive-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805220213/http://www.ahebrasil.com.br/noticias/2014/03/13/tiro-com-arco/sarah+nikitin+fatura+o+bronze+na+prova+individual+nos+jogos+sul-americanos.html|url-status=dead}} Nikitin currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Evandro Azevedo for the Brazilian national squad, while shooting at a local archery range in her native São Paulo.{{cite news|title=Evandro de Azevedo é surpreendido com eleição de segundo melhor técnico do mundo|trans-title=Evandro de Azevedo is surprisingly elected as the world's second best coach|language=pt|url=http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/evandro-de-azevedo-e-surpreendido-com-eleicao-de-segundo-melhor-tecnico-do-mundo|publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee|date=2 October 2015|accessdate=28 February 2017}}

Nikitin was selected by the Brazilian Olympic Committee to compete for the host nation's archery squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, shooting in both individual and team recurve tournaments.{{cite news|title=Marcus Vinicius é convocado e lidera tiro com arco do Brasil na Olimpíada|trans-title=Marcus Vinicius is called and leads Brazil's archery at the Olympics|language=pt|url=http://odia.ig.com.br/esporte/olimpiada/2016-07-12/marcus-vinicius-e-convocado-e-lidera-tiro-com-arco-do-brasil-na-olimpiada.html|publisher=O Dia|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=14 July 2016}} First, Nikitin discharged 609 points, 8 perfect tens, and 3 bull's eyes to take the fiftieth seed heading to the knockout draw from the classification round, along with the trio's cumulative score of 1,845.{{cite news|title=Tiro com arco: sul-coreanas dominam 1° dia; brasileira é 26ª|trans-title=Archery: South Koreans dominated the opening day, Brazilian sat at twenty-sixth|language=pt|url=https://esportes.terra.com.br/jogos-olimpicos/2016/sul-coreanas-dominam-primeiro-dia-do-tiro-com-arco-melhor-brasileira-e-26,25020ef4567099dc65838b057b04d0cc61h8yaa2.html|publisher=Terra Networks|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=28 February 2017}} Sitting at eleventh in the team recurve, Nikitin and her compatriots Ane Marcelle dos Santos and Marina Canetta put up a gallant fight amid the loud applause of their parochial crowd, but bowed out of the opening round match to the Italians in straight sets 0–6.{{cite news|title=Archery: Women's Team Round of 16|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-womens-team-1-8-eliminations-ar-6|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=26 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826101818/https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-womens-team-1-8-eliminations-ar-6|archivedate=26 August 2016|df=dmy}}{{cite news|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/rio-2016/noticia/2016-08/equipe-brasileira-feminina-de-tiro-com-arco-foi-eliminada-neste-domingo|title=Equipe brasileira feminina de tiro com arco foi eliminada neste domingo|trans-title=Brazil women's archery team was eliminated on Sunday|publisher=Agência Brasil|date=7 August 2016|accessdate=26 February 2017}} In the women's individual recurve, Nikitin was unable to overthrow North Korea's Kang Un-ju early in the opening round match that abruptly ended her Olympic debut in a severe 0–6 defeat.{{cite news|title=Archery: Women's Individual Round of 16|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-womens-individual-1-8-eliminations-ar-7|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=18 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826095146/https://www.rio2016.com/en/archery-womens-individual-1-8-eliminations-ar-7|archivedate=26 August 2016|df=dmy}}{{cite news|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/rio-2016/noticia/2016-08/tres-brasileiros-sao-eliminados-no-tiro-com-arco-pais-continua-na-disputa|title=Três brasileiros são eliminados no tiro com arco; país continua na disputan|trans-title=Three Brazilians were eliminated in archery, the country is still in contention|language=pt|publisher=Agência Brasil|date=9 August 2016|accessdate=1 March 2017}}