Kauko Nyström

Finnish pole vaulter
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFinnish pole vaulter
PlacesFinland
wasAthlete Pole vaulter
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth3 March 1933, Somero
Death1 February 2009 (aged 75 years)
The details

Biography

Kauko Kalervo Nyström (3 March 1933 – 1 February 2009) was a Finnish pole vaulter who won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships.
Nyström retired due to an ankle injury and later worked as a watchmaker and sports official. He died from injuries sustaned in a traffic accident, which occurred 10 days earlier. He had an elder brother Keijo, also a sportsman and watchmaker.

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