Soini Nikkinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Soini Nikkinen

javelin thrower

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1923

Place of Birth: Kiuruvesi, Eastern Finland Province, Finland

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2012

Profession: javelin thrower

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Soini Mikael Nikkinen (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships.
He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively.
On 24 June 1956, he set a new world record at 83.56 m, which was beaten six days later by Janusz Sidlo.