Kauko Nyström

Kauko Nyström

Nyström (right) at the 1962 European Championships
Personal information
Born 3 March 1933[1]
Somero, Finland
Died 1 February 2009 (aged 75)
Somero, Finland
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 4.83 m (1964)[1]

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 sustaned in a traffic accident, which occurred 10 days earlier. He had an elder brother Keijo, also a sportsman and watchmaker.[2]

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