Ari-Pekka Nikkola

Ski jumping, Olympic athlete

1969 –

27

Who is Ari-Pekka Nikkola?

Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. 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, two silver, and one bronze.

As of 2007, Nikkola is the coach of Jernej Damjan of Slovenia.

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Born
May 16, 1969
Kuopio
Nationality
  • Finland
Lived in
  • Kuopio

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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