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Matti Nykänen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 17, 1963(55)

Day of Death

February 4, 2019

Place of Birth

Jyväskylä, Finland

Also Known As

Matti Ensio Nykänen

Matti Nykänen

Acting

Biography

Matti Ensio Nykänen (17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time, he won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals (14 gold).

Known For

Filmography