Frans Heikkinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Paltamo, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Frans Heikkinen
- Frans Heikkinen (22 April 1906 – 8 October 1943) was a Finnish cross country skier.
- He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and finished seventh in the 50 km event.Heikkinen was born to a farmer and had a sister Eeva and three brothers, Lauri, Jaakko and Esko; all siblings were accomplished cross-country skiers.
- He worked as a teacher in Sotkamo, where in the early 1930s he married a fellow teacher Hilppa Liisa Iivonen.
- He died from a brain hemorrhage during the Continuation War, aged 37.
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