Nikolay Karpenko (born August 10, 1981 in Almaty) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who has been competing since 2005. Competing in two

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team large hill at

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

in 2006 while earning his best individual finish was 29th in the individual normal hill event at

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

in four years later. At the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

, Karpenko has finished 11th in team events three times ( 2005: large, normal; 2007: large) and 26th in the individual large hill ( 2009) events. His best World Cup finish was eighth in a team flying hill event at

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in 2009 while his best individual finish was 19th in an individual large hill event also in Germany in 2007.

References

* 1981 births Kazakhstani male ski jumpers Living people Olympic ski jumpers of Kazakhstan Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-skijumping-bio-stub