Yrjö Nikkanen

Athletics competitor (1914-1985) · Finland · On the map · Athletes · Died at 70

Jouko Yrjö Nikkanen was a Finnish javelin thrower, who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. His best throw of 70.77 meters was only one meter behind that of the gold medalist Gerhard Stöck, and just five centimeters ahead that of Kalervo Toivonen.

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