Matti Nykänen

Matti Nykänen

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1963-07-17

  • Day of Death

    2019-02-04 (55 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Jyväskylä, Finland

Biography

Matti Ensio Nykänen (17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time, he won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals (14 gold).

Acting