Minna Marianne Nikkanen (born 9 April 1988) is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.60 metres, achieved in August 2015 in Kuortane.
Nikkanen won gold medal in 2007 European Junior Championships (4.35 metres) and silver medal in 2009 European U23 Championships (4.45 metres). She competed at the World Championships in 2007 and in 2009 without reaching the final. She placed 10th in the World Championships in August 2015 with a vault which set the Finnish National Record.
International competitions Representing 2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland8th3.90 m2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy18th (q)3.75 m2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco6th4.00 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6th4.10 m2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –NMEuropean Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands1st4.35 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan19th (q)4.35 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy10th (q)4.35 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2nd4.45 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany20th (q)4.40 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9th4.35 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4th4.60 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (q)4.25 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom26th (q)4.25 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden13th (q)4.36 m2014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland7th4.35 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (q)4.30 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China10th4.60 m NR2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th4.45 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (q)4.55 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6th4.55 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom20th (q)4.20 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (q)4.35 m
Personal best Outdoor 4.60 m (Kuortane 2015)
Indoor 4.61 m (Växjö 2016)
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