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==Career== |
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He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in [[Calgary]] and the [[1992 Winter Olympics]] in [[Albertville]]. His best individual finish was a 15th place in the Individual normal hill at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]. |
He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in [[Calgary]] and the [[1992 Winter Olympics]] in [[Albertville]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Legendarny fiński skoczek i jego przedwcześnie zakończona kariera |url=https://sport.interia.pl/skoki-narciarskie/news-legendarny-finski-skoczek-i-jego-przedwczesnie-zakonczona-ka,nId,7177167 |website=sport.interia.pl |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> His best individual finish was a 15th place in the Individual normal hill at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]. |
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His biggest successes were at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], where he won seven medals. This included four golds (Team large hill: 1987, 1989, 1995, and 1997), two silver (Individual normal hill: 1989, Team large hill: 1991), and one bronze (Individual normal hill: 1991). |
His biggest successes were at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], where he won seven medals. This included four golds (Team large hill: 1987, 1989, 1995, and 1997), two silver (Individual normal hill: 1989, Team large hill: 1991), and one bronze (Individual normal hill: 1991). |
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Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuopio, Finland | 16 May 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 183 m (600 ft) Kulm, 9-11 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 1986–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JP titles | 1 (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 10 February 2016. |
Ari-Pekka Nikkola (born 16 May 1969) is a Finnish former ski jumper.
Career
He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.[1] His best individual finish was a 15th place in the Individual normal hill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won seven medals. This included four golds (Team large hill: 1987, 1989, 1995, and 1997), two silver (Individual normal hill: 1989, Team large hill: 1991), and one bronze (Individual normal hill: 1991).
World Cup
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT | JP |
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1985/86 | 47 | 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1986/87 | 10 | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1987/88 | 19 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1988/89 | 5 | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1989/90 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1990/91 | 5 | 6 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
1991/92 | 12 | 8 | — | N/A | N/A |
1992/93 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
1993/94 | 16 | 30 | — | N/A | N/A |
1994/95 | 8 | 4 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
1995/96 | 5 | N/A | |||
1996/97 | 12 | 6 | — | 22 | 11 |
1997/98 | 29 | 20 | — | 59 | 23 |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 1986/87 | 28 February 1987 | Lahti | Salpausselkä K88 | NH |
2 | 4 March 1987 | Örnsköldsvik | Paradiskullen K82 | NH | |
3 | 1989/90 | 10 December 1989 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K86 | NH |
4 | 4 January 1990 | Innsbruck | Bergiselschanze K109 | LH | |
5 | 11 February 1990 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 | LH | |
6 | 25 March 1990 | Planica | Bloudkova velikanka K120 | LH | |
7 | 1990/91 | 4 January 1991 | Innsbruck | Bergiselschanze K109 | LH |
8 | 1995/96 | 16 December 1995 | Chamonix | Le Mont K95 | NH |
9 | 21 January 1996 | Sapporo | Ōkurayama K115 | LH |
References
- ^ "Legendarny fiński skoczek i jego przedwcześnie zakończona kariera". sport.interia.pl. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kuopio
- Skiers from North Savo
- Finnish male ski jumpers
- Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ski jumpers for Finland
- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ski jumping
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Finnish ski jumping biography stubs