Soini Nikkinen

{{Short description|Finnish javelin thrower (1923–2012)}}

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| birth_date = 19 July 1923

| birth_place = Kiuruvesi, Finland

| death_date = 2 June 2012 (aged 88)

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| height = 184 cm

| weight = 84 kg

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw

| pb = 83.56 (1956)

| club = Lahden Kaleva, Lahti

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze |1954 Bern|Javelin throw}}

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Soini Mikael Nikkinen (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.{{cite web|url=http://m.iltasanomat.fi/inf/infomo?site=ilta-sanomat&view=osaturheilu&feed:a=a_urheilu&feed:c=is_urheilu&feed:i=1288481009229&uutiset_page=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209072151/http://m.iltasanomat.fi/inf/infomo?site=ilta-sanomat&view=osaturheilu&feed:a=a_urheilu&feed:c=is_urheilu&feed:i=1288481009229&uutiset_page=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2012|title=Suomalainen keihäänheiton ME-mies kuollut|publisher=ltasanomat.fi|language=Finnish|date=1 July 2012}} He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively. On 24 June 1956, he set a new world record at 83.56 m, which was beaten six days later by Janusz Sidło.