lauantai 30. tammikuuta 2010

"THE FLYING FINN"ARI-PEKKA NIKKOLA-FINNISH SKI JUMPER AND WORLD CHAMPION

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Wiki: Ari-Pekka Nikkola

Ari-Pekka Nikkola (born May 16, 1969 in Kuopio) 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 OlympicsNagano. in

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).

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

Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold 1988 Calgary Team large hill
Gold 1992 Albertville Team large hill
World Championships
Gold 1987 Oberstdorf Team large hill
Gold 1989 Lahti Team large hill
Gold 1995 Thunder Bay Team large hill
Gold 1997 Trondheim Team large hill
Silver 1989 Lahti Individual normal hill
Silver 1991 Val di Fiemme Team large hill
Bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual normal hill

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