Marcus Nikkanen

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
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Rafael Nikkanen
Country representedFinland
Born(1904-01-26)26 January 1904
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died28 March 1985(1985-03-28) (aged 81)
Helsinki, Finland
Skating clubHelsingfors Skridskoklubb
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
1933 ZürichMen's singles
European Championships
1930 ViennaMen's singles

He was born and died in Helsinki.

Results
International[1][2][3]
Event 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1945 1946
Winter Olympics6th4th7th
World Champ.6th7th4th3rd4th5th7th
European Champ.3rd5th6th7th
Nordics3rd
National[4]
Finnish Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. "World Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  2. "European Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  3. "Marcus Nikkanen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. "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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