Jouko Yurie Nikkanen ( Finnish. Jouko Yrjö Nikkanen ; December 31, 1914 - November 18, 1985 ) - Finnish athlete, Olympic medalist.
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| Full name | Youko Yurie Nikkanen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 182 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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| A spear | 78 m 70 cm (1938) | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Youko Yurie Nikkanen was born in 1914 in Cannellarvi [1] , the Grand Duchy of Finland . In 1936, at the Olympic Games in Berlin, he won the silver medal in javelin throwing. In 1938 and 1946 he won silver medals in the European Championship.
Notes
- ↑ Now - the village of Victory in the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region .
Links
- Youko Yurjo Nikkanen - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com