Marcus Rafael Nikkanen (26 January 1904 – 28 March 1985) was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He placed sixth in 1928, fourth in 1932, and seventh in 1936.
| Marcus Nikkanen | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Rafael Nikkanen |
| Born | 26 January 1904 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 March 1985 (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb |
Medal record | |
He was born and died in Helsinki.
Results edit
| International[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||
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| Event | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1945 | 1946 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | 4th | 7th | ||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | ||||||||
| European Champ. | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| National[4] | |||||||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References edit
- ^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Marcus Nikkanen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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