Pentti Nikula
Finnish pole vaulter
 Nikula in 1963 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 February 1939 (1939-02-03) (age 85) Somero, Finland | |||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 68–70 kg (150–154 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| Club | Lahden Sampo, Lahti | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 5.10 mi (1963)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Pentti Kustaa Nikula (born 3 February 1939) is a retired 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]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentti Nikula.
- ^ a b Pentti Nikula. Sports Reference
- ^ Pentti Nikula. trackfield.brinkster.net
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Preceded by David Tork | Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder 28 April 1962 – 27 April 1963 | Succeeded by Brian Sternberg |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault
- 1934:
Gustav Wegner (GER) - 1938:
Karl Sutter (GER) - 1946:
Allan Lindberg (SWE) - 1950: Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)
- 1954:
Eeles Landström (FIN) - 1958: Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1962: Pentti Nikula (FIN)
- 1966:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR) - 1969: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1971: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1974:
Vladimir Kishkun (URS) - 1978: Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)
- 1982: Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
- 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1990:
Radion Gataullin (RUS) - 1994: Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1998: Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
- 2002:
Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) - 2006: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2010:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) - 2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2014: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016:
Robert Sobera (POL) - 2018: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2022: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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