Pentti Nikula
Nikula in 1963 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1939 Somero, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 2025 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68–70 kg (150–154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lahden Sampo, Lahti | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 5.10 mi (1963)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pentti Kustaa Nikula (3 February 1939 – 30 October 2025) was a Finnish pole vaulter. He won the 1962 European Championships and held one world and four European outdoor records. He placed seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Nikula won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1962 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Nikula died on 30 October 2025, at the age of 86.[6]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentti Nikula.
- ^ a b Pentti Nikula. Sports Reference
- ^ Pentti Nikula. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Finsk friidrettsikon død". Nettavisen Sport. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.