Pentti Nikula

Pentti Nikula
Nikula in 1963
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1939-02-03)3 February 1939
Somero, Finland
Died30 October 2025(2025-10-30) (aged 86)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68–70 kg (150–154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubLahden Sampo, Lahti
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.10 mi (1963)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1962 BelgradePole vault

Pentti Kustaa Nikula (3 February 1939 – 30 October 2025) was a Finnish pole vaulter. He won the 1962 European Championships and held one world and four European outdoor records. He placed seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Nikula won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1962 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

Nikula died on 30 October 2025, at the age of 86.[6]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Pentti Nikula. Sports Reference
  2. ↑ Pentti Nikula. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Finsk friidrettsikon død". Nettavisen Sport. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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