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Matti Nykänen

Profession: Ski Jumper

Nationality:

Biography: Won four Olympic gold medals between the 1984 and 1988 games.

Born: July 17, 1963
Birthplace: Jyväskylä, Finland

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer

Died: February 3, 2019 (aged 55)
Cause of Death: Diabetes complications

Historical Events

1984-02-18 Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen wins first of 4 career Olympic gold medals in the Large Hill individual event at the Sarajevo Winter Games
1985-03-17 Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623'
1988-02-24 Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykanen wins his 3rd gold medal of the Calgary Winter Olympics as part of the winning large hill team; normal and large hill individual champion

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