Niko Kappel

{{Short description|German Paralympic athlete (born 1995)}}

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{{Medal|Competition| Paralympic Games }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|Shot put F41}}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2020 Tokyo | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2017 London | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Kobe|Shot put F41}}

{{Medal|Silver| 2015 Doha | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Dubai | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2023 Paris | Shot put F41}}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2016 Grosseto | Shot put F40/F41 }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2018 Berlin | Shot put F41 }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Bydgoszcz | Shot put F41 }}

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Niko Kappel (born 1 March 1995) is a German Paralympic athlete of short stature.{{Cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/niko-kappel |title=Niko Kappel |website=paralympic.org |access-date=22 December 2019 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee}} He represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F41 event. He also represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F41 event.