Pentti Nikula

Pentti Nikula
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
EventPole vault
ClubLahden Sampo, Lahti
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.10 mi (1963)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentti Nikula.
  1. ^ a b 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.


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