Soini Nikkinen
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | 19 July 1923 Kiuruvesi, Finland | ||||||||||
Died | 2 June 2012 (aged 88) | ||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||
Club | Lahden Kaleva, Lahti | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 83.56 (1956)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Soini Mikael Nikkinen (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.[3] He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1] On 24 June 1956, he set a new world record at 83.56 m, which was beaten six days later by Janusz Sidło.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Soini Nikkinen. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Soini Nikkinen. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Suomalainen keihäänheiton ME-mies kuollut" (in Finnish). ltasanomat.fi. 1 July 2012.
External links[]
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- Soini Nikkinen's profile at Sports Reference.com
- European Championships
- Soini Nikkinen's obituary (in Finnish)
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Kiuruvesi
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Finnish athletics biography stubs