Yrjö Nikkanen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yrjö Nikkanen

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1914

Place of Birth: Pobeda, Leningrad Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1985

Profession: athletics competitor, javelin thrower

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jouko Yrjö Nikkanen (31 December 1914 – 18 November 1985) was a Finnish javelin thrower, who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
His best throw of 70.77 meters was only one meter behind that of the gold medalist Gerhard Stöck, and just five centimeters ahead that of Kalervo Toivonen.On 25 August 1938, Nikkanen set a world record at 77.87 meters; less than two months later, on 16 October 1938, he had improved his record to 78.70 m.
Nikkanen's record was bettered only on 8 August 1953 by Bud Held.