Ari-Pekka Nikkola (born 16 May 1969) is a Finnish former ski jumper.

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Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Country	Finland
Born	(1969-05-16) 16 May 1969 (age 54) Kuopio, Finland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Personal best	183 m (600 ft) Kulm, 9-11 February 1996
World Cup career
Seasons	1986–1998
Starts	192
Podiums	42
Wins	9
Overall titles	1 (1990)
JP titles	1 (1996)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Olympic Games 1988 Calgary Team LH 1992 Albertville Team LH FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 Oberstdorf Team LH 1989 Lahti Team LH 1995 Thunder Bay Team LH 1997 Trondheim Team LH 1989 Lahti Individual NH 1991 Val di Fiemme Team LH 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual NH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.^[1] His best individual finish was a 15th place in the Individual normal hill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

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).