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Ari-Pekka Nikkola

{{Short description|Finnish ski jumper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}{{Infobox ski jumper

| name = Ari-Pekka Nikkola

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{FIN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kuopio, Finland

| height = 1.72 m

| personalbest = 183 m (600 ft)
Kulm, 9-11 February 1996

| seasons = 1986–1998

| wins = 9

| teamwins = 4

| totalpodiums = 42

| teampodiums = 6

| events_in_yellow = 22

| individual_starts = 192

| team_starts = 7

| wcoveralls = 1 (1990)

| jptitles = 1 (1996)

| updated = 10 February 2016

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport |Men's ski jumping}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold |1988 Calgary |Team LH}}

{{MedalGold |1992 Albertville |Team LH}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1987 Oberstdorf | Team LH}}

{{MedalGold| 1989 Lahti | Team LH}}

{{MedalGold| 1995 Thunder Bay | Team LH}}

{{MedalGold| 1997 Trondheim | Team LH}}

{{MedalSilver| 1989 Lahti | Individual NH}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Team LH}}

{{MedalBronze| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Individual NH}}

}}

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.{{cite web |last=Naciarskie |first=Skoki |date=28 November 2023 |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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226111855/https://sport.interia.pl/skoki-narciarskie/news-legendarny-finski-skoczek-i-jego-przedwczesnie-zakonczona-ka,nId,7177167 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=sport.interia.pl |publisher=Interia Sport}} 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 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:86%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Season 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|4H|Four Hills Tournament}}

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|SF|Ski flying}}

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|NT|Nordic Tournament}}

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|JP|Ski Jumping (JP) Cup}}

scope=row align=center|1985/86

| align=center|47 || align=center|18 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1986/87

| align=center|10 || align=center|31 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1987/88

| align=center|19 || align=center| — || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1988/89

| align=center|5 || align=center|30 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1989/90

| align=center bgcolor=#D4AF37|{{gold01}} || align=center|5 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1990/91

| align=center|5 || align=center|6 || align=center|8 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1991/92

| align=center|12 || align=center|8 || align=center| — || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1992/93

| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1993/94

| align=center|16 || align=center|30 || align=center| — || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1994/95

| align=center|8 || align=center|4 || align=center|10 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A

scope=row align=center|1995/96

| align=center bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}} || align=center bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}} || align=center|5 || align=center|N/A || align=center bgcolor=#D4AF37|{{gold01}}

scope=row align=center|1996/97

| align=center|12 || align=center|6 || align=center| — || align=center|22 || align=center|11

scope=row align=center|1997/98

| align=center|29 || align=center|20 || align=center| — || align=center|59 || align=center|23

= Wins =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:86%; line-height:15px; text-align:left; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:10px;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:30px;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:105px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:150px;"| Hill

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:25px;"| Size

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|1

| align=center rowspan=2|1986/87 || align=right|28 February 1987   || {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti || Salpausselkä K88 || align=center|NH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|2

| align=right|4 March 1987   || {{flagicon|SWE}} Örnsköldsvik || Paradiskullen K82 || align=center|NH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|3

| align=center rowspan=4|1989/90 || align=right|10 December 1989   || {{flagicon|USA}} Lake Placid || MacKenzie Intervale K86 || align=center|NH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|4

| align=right|4 January 1990   || {{flagicon|AUT}} Innsbruck || Bergiselschanze K109 || align=center|LH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|5

| align=right|11 February 1990   || {{flagicon|SUI}} Engelberg || Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 || align=center|LH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|6

| align=right|25 March 1990   || {{flagicon|YUG}} Planica || Bloudkova velikanka K120 || align=center|LH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|7

| align=center|1990/91 || align=right|4 January 1991   || {{flagicon|AUT}} Innsbruck || Bergiselschanze K109 || align=center|LH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|8

| align=center rowspan=2|1995/96 || align=right|16 December 1995   || {{flagicon|FRA}} Chamonix || Le Mont K95 || align=center|NH

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|9

| align=right|21 January 1996   || {{flagicon|JPN}} Sapporo || Ōkurayama K115 || align=center|LH

References

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External links

  • {{FIS ski jumper|43508}}
  • {{SR/Olympics|ni/ari-pekka-nikkola-1}}

{{Footer Ski Jumping World Cup Champions}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions SJ Team LH Men}}

{{Footer World Champions SJ Team LH Men}}

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Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Kuopio

Category:Skiers from North Savo

Category:Finnish male ski jumpers

Category:Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Category:Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Category:Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Category:Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ski jumpers for Finland

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Finland

Category:Olympic medalists in ski jumping

Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping

Category:Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen

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