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Matti Nykänen

1963 - 2019

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Matti Ensio Nykänen (pronounced [ˈmɑtːi ˈnykænen] ; 17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championship medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals (14 gold). Most notably, he won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most medaled athlete that winter. Nykänen is the only ski jumper in history to have won all five of the sport's major individual titles: a gold medal at the Winter Olympics (three times), the Ski Jumping World Championships (once), the Ski Flying World Championships (once), four World Cup overall titles, and the Four Hills Tournament (twice). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matti Nykänen is the 4th most popular skier (down from 3rd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Matti Nykänen ranks 4 out of 817. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark, Jean-Claude Killy, and Heikki Hasu. After him are Toni Sailer, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, Franz Klammer, Sixten Jernberg, Birger Ruud, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Matti Nykänen ranks 57. Before him are Alejandro González Iñárritu, Peter Bosz, Lolo Ferrari, Félix Tshisekedi, Ulf Kristersson, and E. L. James. After him are Andrej Kiska, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Liu Cixin, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Mark Strong, and Giuseppe Bergomi. Among people deceased in 2019, Matti Nykänen ranks 86. Before him are Mirjana Marković, Moshe Arens, Henri, Count of Paris, Michel Serres, Valery Bykovsky, and André Previn. After him are Max Wright, Dragoslav Šekularac, Valentina Cortese, Felice Gimondi, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, and Princess Christina of the Netherlands.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matti Nykänen ranks 53 out of 751. Before him are Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Jari Litmanen (1971), Heikki Hasu (1926), Liisi Oterma (1915), Eliel Saarinen (1873), and Hugo Simberg (1873). After him are Aino Aalto (1894), Armi Kuusela (1934), Peter Forsskål (1732), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Marco Hietala (1966), and Georg Henrik von Wright (1916).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Matti Nykänen ranks 2. Before him are Heikki Hasu (1926). After him are Juha Mieto (1949), Antti Hyvärinen (1932), Janne Ahonen (1977), Jouko Törmänen (1954), Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1955), Toini Pöysti (1933), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Paavo Lonkila (1923), and Tapio Mäkelä (1926).

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