Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Country Finland
Born (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969
Kuopio, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Personal best183 m (600 ft)
Kulm, 9-11 February 1996
World Cup career
Seasons19861998
Starts192
Podiums42
Wins9
Overall titles1 (1990)
JP titles1 (1996)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary Team LH
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf Team LH
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lahti Team LH
Gold medal – first place 1995 Thunder Bay Team LH
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trondheim Team LH
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 1991 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual 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. 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 19N/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 128N/AN/A
1992/93 N/AN/A
1993/94 1630N/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 1262211
1997/98 29205923

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
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