Marcus Nikkanen

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Marcus Nikkanen
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Rafael Nikkanen
Country representedFinland
Born(1904-01-26)26 January 1904
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died28 March 1985(1985-03-28) (aged 81)
Helsinki, Finland
Skating clubHelsingfors Skridskoklubb
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Zürich Men's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Vienna Men's singles

Marcus Rafael Nikkanen (26 January 1904 – 28 March 1985) was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He placed sixth in 1928, fourth in 1932, and seventh in 1936.

He was born and died in Helsinki.

Results[]

International[1][2][3]
Event 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1945 1946
Winter Olympics 6th 4th 7th
World Champ. 6th 7th 4th 3rd 4th 5th 7th
European Champ. 3rd 5th 6th 7th
Nordics 3rd
National[4]
Finnish Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References[]

  1. ^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  2. ^ "European Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Marcus Nikkanen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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