- Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Ari-Pekka Nikkola (born
May 16 ,1969 inKuopio ) is a former Finnishski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary and the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville . His best individual finish was a 15th place in the Individual normal hill at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano .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 ofSlovenia .References
*FIS Newsflash. Edition 114. February 14, 2007.
External links
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