ユルヨ・ニッカネン
1. Yrjö NikkanenJouko Yrjö Nikkanen (December 31, 1914 in Kanneljärvi – November 18, 1985 in Suoniemi) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. Nikkanen represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin; throwing the javelin 70.77 meters to win a silver medal. So keen was the competition, that Nikkanen's mark fell only one meter behind Germany's gold medalist Gerhard Stöck - and just five centimeters ahead of fellow Finn, Kalervo Toivonen.
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