Pentti Nikula

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Pentti Nikula
Pentti Nikula 1963.jpg
Nikula in 1963
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born3 February 1939 (1939-02-03) (age 86)
Somero, Finland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68–70 kg (150–154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Pole vault
ClubLahden Sampo, Lahti
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.10 mi (1963) [1] [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Belgrade Pole vault

Pentti Kustaa Nikula (born 3 February 1939) is a Finnish retired 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Pentti Nikula. Sports Reference
  2. ↑ Pentti Nikula. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tulloch the Triumphant" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
Records
Preceded by Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder
28 April 1962 – 27 April 1963		Succeeded by


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