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.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Marcus Rafael Nikkanen | |||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1904-01-26)26 January 1904 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 March 1985(1985-03-28) (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born and died in Helsinki.
International[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Finnish champions in figure skating – Men's singles | |
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