Great Olympians

Biographies - NIK

Aleksey Vladimirovich Nikanchikov

B. 1940-07-30, Yagodnoye, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		BarR4	113.75
Men's Épée, Team	7th/8th	silver	1082
			1195.75

Classed by the MADMen as Belarussian, because he competed for Dynamo Minsk. I prefer to go by the birthplace and consider him Russian.

Yury Stepanovich Nikandrov

B. 1923-11-22, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2018-12-21
Shooting

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Trap	15th	fifth	15th	1530
				1530

Władysław Nikiciuk

B. 1940-03-09, Devyatkovichi (now in Belarus), represented Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	9th	fourth	2640
			2640

Viktor Vailiyevich Nikiforov

B. 1931-12-04, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1989-03-04
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	320
		320

Svetlana Dmitriyevna Nikishina

B. 1958-10-20, Chelyabinsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Grigory Nikitin

Olympic Competitor nr 5352

1912-07-01-17:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Igor Ivanovich Nikitin

B. 1952-02-29, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Weightlifting (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Lev Aleksandrovich Nikitin

B. 1926, from Saratov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1989-04-03
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m	8th	256
		256

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin

B. 1959-07-14, Kozino, Udmurtiya, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	fifth	1000
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	silver	1000
		2000

Yuri Nikitin

B. 1978-07-15, then Soviet Union, Ukraine
Trampolining (1 gold)

2004 2008 2012 HP

Trampolining gold fifth 14th 11124

11124

	2004	2008	2012	HP
Trampolining	gold	fifth	14th	11124
				11124

Boris Nik'it'ini

B. 1938-03-05, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1984-10-20
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	QU:5th		6.4
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	bronze	8th	704
			710.4

Marcus Nikkanen

B. 1904-01-26, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1985-03-28
Figure Skating

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Singles	sixth	fourth	7th	3960
				3960

(Jouko) Yrjö Nikkanen

B. 1914-12-31, Pobeda, then and now in Russia, represented Finland; D. 1985-11-18
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	silver	6000
		6000

Seppo Olavi Nikkari

B. 1948-02-06, Pomarkku, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Marathon	11th	96
		96

Theodorus Hubertus Antonius "Theo" Nikkessen

B. 1941-08-18, Siebengewald, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Fazlollah Nikkhah

B. 1930-07-24, represented Iran
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Seppo Tapani Nikkilä

B. 1936-12-23, Tampere, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

(Kaarle) Erik Nikkinen

B. 1944-02-10, Oulu, Finland
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Soini Mikael Nikkinen

B. 1923-07-29, Kiuruvesi, Finland; D. 2012-06-02
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	12th	8th	444
			444

B. 1890-01-19, Finland; D. 1942-11-12
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

1908 1912 1920 1924 bonus HP

Shot Put comp.
28.64 fourth
1600 silver
6000 sixth
960 858.864 9447.504

Shot Put, two-handed bronze
2560 2560

Discus Throw comp.
2.402 fourth
1600 gold
9600 seventh
600 2950.6005 14753.0025

Discus Throw, two-handed silver
4000 4000

Discus Throw, Greek style 9th
120 120

56-lb Weight Throw 8th
384 384

151.042 9760 15984 1560 3809.4645 31264.5065

	1908	1912	1920	1924	bonus	HP
Shot Put	comp. 28.64	fourth 1600	silver 6000	sixth 960	858.864	9447.504
Shot Put, two-handed		bronze 2560				2560
Discus Throw	comp. 2.402	fourth 1600	gold 9600	seventh 600	2950.6005	14753.0025
Discus Throw, two-handed		silver 4000				4000
Discus Throw, Greek style	9th 120					120
56-lb Weight Throw			8th 384			384
	151.042	9760	15984	1560	3809.4645	31264.5065

His granddaughter tells the story that the train was stopped for over an hour nearby just because Elmer was still doing with the harvest work. The train waited and Elmer caught it and was able to travel to Antwerpen in time!
His nickname of Elmer was "The Cannon of Oitti".

Olympic Competitor nr 3918

1908-07-16-11:20? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool five - AC (2.402)
1908-07-16-15:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool three - AC (28.64)
1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - ninth (120)
1912-07-10-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, group three - fourth (1600)
1912-07-11-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, two-handed, qualification - second (Q)
1912-07-11-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, two-handed, final - third (2560)
1912-07-12-10:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group three - fourth (1600)
1912-07-13-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, two-handed, qualification - third (Q)
1912-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, two-handed, final - second (4000)

Alfons Stanisław Niklas

B. 1929-01-20, Ostrowite, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	10th	150
		150

(Per) Jan (Roland) Niklasson

B. 1954-04-19, Göteborg, Sweden
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	10th	75
		75

John Henry Bolin Niklasson

B. 1923-06-06, Strömstadt, Sweden; D. 2006-09-24
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:3rd	80
		80

Mandy Niklaus, née Dick

B. 1956-03-01, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Fencing

	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	Rep2	113.8
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		181.8

Stephan Niklaus

B. 1958-04-17, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Decathlon	12th	60
		60

Hossein Niknam

B. 1951-05-29, represented Iran
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	-2.34
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.7534

Jaroslav Nikodým

B. 1950-03-14, Reženčice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)	R1	1.169
		1.169

Friedrich "Fritz" Nikolai

B. 1925-09-01, from Guntramsdorf, represented Austria
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Alexandros Nikolaidis

B. 1979-10-17, Thessaloniki, Greece
Taekwondo (2 silver)

	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)	QF	silver	silver	R1	12235.5
					12235.5

Apostolos Nikolaidis

B. 1896, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; represented Greece; D. 1980-10-15
Football & Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Football	R1	33.8
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.256
		34.056

Pantelis Nikolaidis

B. 1942-02-28, Veroia, Greece
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Theodoros Nikolaidis

B. 1891, from Athina, represented Greece
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Marharyta Mykolaïvna Nikolaieva

B. 1935-09-23, Ivanovo, Russia, moved to Odessa in the Ukraine in 1945, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1993-12-21
Artistic Gymnastics (2 gold)

	1960	HP
	fourth	1600
Women's Team Combined	gold	1600
Women's Horse Vault	gold	1600
Women's Balance Beam	fourth	400
		5200

Aksel Nikolajsen

B. 1901-02-09, Næstved, Denmark; D. 1993-03-18
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Pole Vault	10th	150
		150

Georgios Nikolakis

from Peiraias, Greece
Rowing

	1906	HP
Coxed Pairs (1 mile)	ac	382.5
		382.5

Olympic Competitor nr 3007

1906-04-27-09:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 mile) - AC (382.5)

Nikolaos "Nikos" Nikolaou

B. 1915-06-23, represented Greece
Rowing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs		Rep:3rd	36.88
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd		36.88
			36.88

Panagiotis Nikolaou

B. 1950-11-21, represented Cyprus
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	14th	20
		20

Michael Nikolay

B. 1956-12-13, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver, 3 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual Combined	7th	sixth	1040
Men's Team Combined	bronze	silver	1640
Men's Parallel Bars		fourth	400
Men's Horizontal Bar		fourth	400
Men's Pommelled Horse	bronze	bronze	1280
			4760

Gennady Nikolayevich Nikolayev

B. 1936-07-08, Aşgabat, Turkmenistan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-06-05
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	bronze	8th	704
			704

Pyotr Pavlovich Nikolayev

B. 1924-04-18, Irkutsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2000
Shooting

	1952	HP
Running Target	7th	600
		600

Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev

B. 1921-08-16, Yerosovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009-10-09
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Valentin Vladimirovich Nikolayev

B. 1924-04-06, Kirovohrad, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2004-10-31
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

He lived and died in Rostov-na-Donu, in Russia, so I will follow suit to the MADMen and consider this athlete Russian.

Yelena Nikolayeva

B. 1966-02-01, Akshaki, Chuvashkaya Respublika, Russia, represented the Unified team in 1992
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

1992 1996 2004 HP

10 km Walk silver gold 15606

20 km Walk 17th

15606

Aleksander Nikolić

B. 1919-05-12, represented Yugoslavia
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd	22.75
		22.75

Jovica Nikolić

B. 1959-07-11, Jagodina, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Football (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Miodrag Nikolić

B. 1938-08-22, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	7th	520
			520

Simo Nikolić

B. 1941-01-29, Novi Sad, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2012-04-09
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	13th	fifth	1282
			1282

Born in Serbia, he studied in Rijeka, Croatia (as well as in Slovenia). He sailed out of Croatia, became vice-president of the Croatian physical education board and died in Rijeka, so I shall class him as Croatian.

Vera Nikolić

B. 1948-09-23, Grabovac, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:dnf	fifth	1008.2
Women's 1500 metres		R1:32nd	-2.40
			1008.204

Valery Konstantinovich Nikolin

B. 1939-12-14, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2000-12-15
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	9th	160
		160

Alexandros Nikolopoulos

represented Greece
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Weightlifting One Hand	bronze	2560
		2560

Olympic Competitor nr 57

1896-04-07-17:00? - Athletics Field - Weightlifting One Hand - third (2560)

Konstantinos Nikolopoulos

represented Greece
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	seventh	164
		164

Kostas Nikolopoulos

B. 1890, Athina, Greece; D. 1980
Fencing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:7th		0.000012
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	8.798
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	34.85
Men's Foil, Individual		R1:8th	0.00000026
			43.54801226

Stamatios Nikolopoulos

represented Greeve
Cycling - Track (2 silver)

	1896	HP
Men's Sprint	silver	4000
Men's Time Trial, 333m	silver	4000
		8000

Olympic Competitor nr 237

1896-04-11-15:00 - Cycling Track - Sprint - second (4000)
1896-04-11-16:30? - Cycling Track - Time Trial, 333m - second (4000)

Georgios Nikoloutsos

sailor from Greek Naval ship Hydra
Rowing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 2734

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)

Aleksandar Nikolov

B. 1912-08-12, represented Bulgaria
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	18
		18.000015

Aleksandar D. Nikolov

B. 1940-03-04, represented Bulgaria
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Andon Kostadinov Nikolov

B. 1951-06-15, Sofia, Bulgaria
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Asen Nikolov

B. 1951-07-28, represented Bulgaria
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Boris Georgiev Nikolov

B. 1929-03-10, Dobrich, Bulgaria; D. 2017-01-29
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)		QF	3981
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze		3981
			3981

Georgi Nikolov

B. 1938-03-12, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	8th	320
		320

Ivan Vladimirov Nikolov

B. 1928, represented Bulgaria; D. 2014-01
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Marin Nikolov

B. 1901-11-15, represented Bulgaria
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	12th	30
		30

Mincho Nikolov

B. 1952-09-14, represented Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	fifth	bronze	2670
			2670

Nikolay Nikolov

B. 1954-06-04, represented Bulgaria
Modern Pentathlon

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	36th	30th	0.0133
Men's Team	10th	10th	50
			50.0133

Ognyan Nikolov Velikov

B. 1949-06-13, Sofia, Bulgaria
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Petar Nikolov

B. 1922-07-10, represented Bulgaria
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	HP

The same athlete as Petar Kovachev.

Stoyan Ivanov Nikolov

B. 1949-04-02, Zlatitsa, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	11th	silver	8th	6480
				6480

Todor Krastev Nikolov

B. 1945-06-01, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; D. 2001-05-09
Football (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	2000
		2000

Valentin Nikolov

B. 1947-09-18, Sofia, Bulgaria
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.75

Mariya Nikolova

B. 1951-04-09, Varna, Bulgaria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:32nd	-2.40
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:18th	2.56
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:15th	10
		12.564

Mikhail Nikolsky

Olympic Competitor nr 5811

1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, round one, heat one - DNF (0.017)
1912-07-09-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, round one, heat three - fourth (3.112)

Boris Nikolayevich Nikonorov

B. 1939-01-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	QF	861
		861

Valentina Gennadyevna Nikonova

B. 1952-03-05, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing

	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Team	(gold)	82
		82

Tapani Niku

B. 1895-04-01, Haapavesi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1989-04-06
Cross-Country Skiing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's 18 km	bronze	2560
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0026
		2560.0026

Pentti Kustaa Nikula

B. 1939-02-03, Somero, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Pole Vault	7th	600
		600

Arto Tauno Olavi Nikulainen

B. 1930-08-28, Piikiö, Finland; D. 2010-02-20
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns	4.8
		4.8

Sergey Nikoalyevich Nikulin

B. 1951-01-01, Stalinabad (now Dushanbe), Tajikistan, represented the Soviet Union
Football (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	287
		287

He is listed as belonging to Dynamo Moskva since 1964, so I shall class him as Russian.

Yury Nikulin

B. 1931-01-08, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	10th	fourth	2550
			2550

Niilo Nikunen

B. 1913-06-14, Lemi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1991-07-16
Nordic Combined

	1936	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	10th	100
		100

Written 2001-07-20 - last modified 2024-08-17

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1992	1996	2004	HP
10 km Walk	silver	gold		15606
20 km Walk			17th	15606
				15606