Ari-Pekka Nikkola

Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Personal information
Nationality Finland
Born (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969
Kuopio, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons1986–1998
Indiv. starts192
Indiv. podiums42
Indiv. wins9
Team starts7
Team podiums6
Team wins4
Overall titles1 (1990)
JP titles1 (1996)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests183 m (600 ft)
Kulm, 9-11 February 1996
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 CalgaryTeam LH
Gold medal – first place1992 AlbertvilleTeam LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 OberstdorfTeam LH
Gold medal – first place1989 LahtiTeam LH
Gold medal – first place1995 Thunder BayTeam LH
Gold medal – first place1997 TrondheimTeam LH
Silver medal – second place1989 LahtiIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place1991 Val di FiemmeTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place1991 Val di FiemmeIndividual NH
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
1985/86 4718N/AN/AN/A
1986/87 1031N/AN/AN/A
1987/88 19—N/AN/AN/A
1988/89 530N/AN/AN/A
1989/90 1st place, gold medalist(s)5N/AN/AN/A
1990/91 568N/AN/A
1991/92 128—N/AN/A
1992/93 ———N/AN/A
1993/94 1630—N/AN/A
1994/95 8410N/AN/A
1995/96 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5N/A1st place, gold medalist(s)
1996/97 126—2211
1997/98 2920—5923

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1986/8728 February 1987  Finland LahtiSalpausselkä K88NH
2 4 March 1987  Sweden ÖrnsköldsvikParadiskullen K82NH
3 1989/9010 December 1989  United States Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K86NH
4 4 January 1990  Austria InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
5 11 February 1990  Switzerland EngelbergGross-Titlis-Schanze K120LH
6 25 March 1990  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia PlanicaBloudkova velikanka K120LH
7 1990/914 January 1991  Austria InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
8 1995/9616 December 1995  France ChamonixLe Mont K95NH
9 21 January 1996  Japan SapporoŌkurayama K115LH

References

  1. ↑ Naciarskie, Skoki (28 November 2023). "Legendarny fiński skoczek i jego przedwcześnie zakończona kariera". sport.interia.pl. Interia Sport. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.


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