Ari-Pekka Nikkola
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Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969 (age 55) Kuopio, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 183 m (600 ft) Kulm, 9-11 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 1986–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JP titles | 1 (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1] 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 |
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1985/86 | 47 | 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1986/87 | 10 | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1987/88 | 19 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1988/89 | 5 | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1989/90 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1990/91 | 5 | 6 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
1991/92 | 12 | 8 | — | N/A | N/A |
1992/93 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
1993/94 | 16 | 30 | — | N/A | N/A |
1994/95 | 8 | 4 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
1995/96 | 5 | N/A | |||
1996/97 | 12 | 6 | — | 22 | 11 |
1997/98 | 29 | 20 | — | 59 | 23 |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 1986/87 | 28 February 1987 | Lahti | Salpausselkä K88 | NH |
2 | 4 March 1987 | Örnsköldsvik | Paradiskullen K82 | NH | |
3 | 1989/90 | 10 December 1989 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K86 | NH |
4 | 4 January 1990 | Innsbruck | Bergiselschanze K109 | LH | |
5 | 11 February 1990 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 | LH | |
6 | 25 March 1990 | Planica | Bloudkova velikanka K120 | LH | |
7 | 1990/91 | 4 January 1991 | Innsbruck | Bergiselschanze K109 | LH |
8 | 1995/96 | 16 December 1995 | Chamonix | Le Mont K95 | NH |
9 | 21 January 1996 | Sapporo | Ōkurayama K115 | LH |
References
- ^ Naciarskie, Skoki (28 November 2023). "Legendarny fiński skoczek i jego przedwcześnie zakończona kariera". sport.interia.pl. Interia Sport. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ari-Pekka Nikkola at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
- 1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT)
- 1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT)
- 1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
- 1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
- 1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
- 1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
- 1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR)
- 1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
- 1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE)
- 1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN)
- 1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT)
- 1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
- 1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
- 1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
- 1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
- 1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
- 1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO)
- 1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO)
- 1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER)
- 1999–2000: Martin Schmitt (GER)
- 2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL)
- 2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL)
- 2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL)
- 2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
- 2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
- 2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE)
- 2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL)
- 2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
- 2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
- 2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI)
- 2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
- 2011–12: Anders Bardal (NOR)
- 2012–13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
- 2013–14: Kamil Stoch (POL)
- 2014–15: Severin Freund (GER)
- 2015–16: Peter Prevc (SLO)
- 2016–17: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2017–18: Kamil Stoch (POL)
- 2018–19: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
- 2019–20: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2020–21: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
- 2021–22: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
- 2022–23: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
- 2023–24: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2011–12: Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
- 2012–13: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2013–14: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2014–15: Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (AUT)
- 2015–16: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2016–17: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2017–18: Maren Lundby (NOR)
- 2018–19: Maren Lundby (NOR)
- 2019–20: Maren Lundby (NOR)
- 2020–21: Nika Križnar (SLO)
- 2021–22: Marita Kramer (AUT)
- 2022–23: Eva Pinkelnig (AUT)
- 2023–24: Nika Prevc (SLO)
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