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 | ||
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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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