Kauko Nyström
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| File:Pentti Nikula.jpg Nyström (right) at the 1962 European Championships | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 March 1933[1] Somero, Finland | |||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 2009 (aged 75) Somero, Finland | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 4.83 m (1964)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kauko Kalervo Nyström (3 March 1933 – 1 February 2009) was a Finnish pole vaulter who won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships.[1][2] Nyström retired due to an ankle injury and later worked as a watchmaker and sports official. He died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident, which occurred 10 days earlier. He had an elder brother Keijo, also a sportsman and watchmaker.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kauko Nyström. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kauko Kalervo Nyström 3.3.1933 – 1.2.2009. yleisurheilu.fi
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- People from Somero
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- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen