{{Short description|Finnish javelin thrower (1923–2012)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | image = Soini Nikkinen.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | birth_date = 19 July 1923 | birth_place = Kiuruvesi, Finland | death_date = 2 June 2012 (aged 88) | death_place = | height = 184 cm | weight = 84 kg | country = | sport = Athletics | event = Javelin throw | pb = 83.56 (1956)<ref name=sr/><ref name=tf/> | club = Lahden Kaleva, Lahti | retired = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalBronze |1954 Bern|Javelin throw}} }}
'''Soini Mikael Nikkinen''' (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.iltasanomat.fi/inf/infomo?site=ilta-sanomat&view=osaturheilu&feed:a=a_urheilu&feed:c=is_urheilu&feed:i=1288481009229&uutiset_page=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209072151/http://m.iltasanomat.fi/inf/infomo?site=ilta-sanomat&view=osaturheilu&feed:a=a_urheilu&feed:c=is_urheilu&feed:i=1288481009229&uutiset_page=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2012|title=Suomalainen keihäänheiton ME-mies kuollut|publisher=ltasanomat.fi|language=Finnish|date=1 July 2012}}</ref> He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively.<ref name=sr/> On 24 June 1956, he set a new world record at 83.56 m, which was beaten six days later by Janusz Sidło.<ref name=tf/>
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<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/soini-nikkinen-1.html Soini Nikkinen]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=tf>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=4818&Gender=M Soini Nikkinen]. trackfield.brinkster.net</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category|Soini Nikkinen}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/soini-nikkinen-1.html Soini Nikkinen's profile at Sports Reference.com] *[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm European Championships] *[https://archive.today/20121209072151/http://m.iltasanomat.fi/inf/infomo?site=ilta-sanomat&view=osaturheilu&feed:a=a_urheilu&feed:c=is_urheilu&feed:i=1288481009229&uutiset_page=0 Soini Nikkinen's obituary] {{in lang|fi}}
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