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Kauko Nyström

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

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

References

1. ^ Kauko Nyström. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. ^ Kauko Kalervo Nyström 3.3.1933 – 1.2.2009. yleisurheilu.fi

• 1933 births
• 2009 deaths
• Finnish male pole vaulters
• European Athletics Championships medalists
• People from Somero
• Sportspeople from Southwest Finland
• Finnish Athletics Championships winners
• 20th-century Finnish sportsmen