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Matti Ensio Nykänen (pronounced [ˈmɑtːi ˈnykænen] ⓘ; 17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, [3] having won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championship medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals ...
- Matti Ensio Nykänen
- Finland
- 17 July 1963, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 4 February 2019 (aged 55), Lappeenranta, Finland
Apr 23, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 23, 2024 • Article History. Born: July 17, 1963, Jyväskylä, Finland. Died: February 3, 2019 (aged 55) Awards And Honors: Winter Olympic Games. Matti Nykänen (born July 17, 1963, Jyväskylä, Finland—died February 3, 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who was arguably the finest performer in the history of his sport.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 4, 2019 · The four-time Olympic champion made history by winning all five of the sport's major events. Finnish ski jumping legend Matti Nykänen has died at the age of 55. Finland's sports minister Sampo Terho confirmed the sad news via Twitter on Monday morning. The cause of death has not been disclosed yet.
- Tabloid Fodder
- “To Jump, and to Jump Again”
- “That Feeling of Bon Voyage”
For tabloid editors he is the gift that keeps on giving, to the extent that papers have had their own dedicated Nykänen reporters, tasked with following every unforeseen twist or relapse in the saga. "At first it's funny, because here's this beloved sports figure doing wacky stuff," says Janne Oivio, a sports journalist at the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat....
Nykänen, now 52, is reported to have first taken to the ski slopes aged 8, in response to a dare by his father. Undaunted as a child by the teetering heights of the ski ramps, jumping quickly became an obsession. “The only thing I wanted was to jump,” he’s quoted as saying in his biography by Egon Theiner, “and to jump, and to jump again.” And jump...
But already during his glory years of the 80s, alcohol’s grasp on the sport’s golden boy had earned him a reputation for fights and tantrums off the slopes, not to mention for giving rambling, drunken interviews. Like catchphrases from a favourite comedy sketch show, the pearls of wisdom Nykänen dispensed during his public appearances became known ...
- Sam Kingsley
Biography. Matti Nykänen made his Olympic debut at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games. He duly put together two near-perfect jumps to win the large hill event by 17.5 points – the largest margin in Olympic history. He also earned a silver medal on the normal hill. At the 1988 Calgary Winter Games, he astonishingly improved on his 1984 performance.
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Matti Ensio Nykänen (vuosina 1996–1998 Paanala, 17. heinäkuuta 1963 Jyväskylä – 4. helmikuuta 2019 Lappeenranta) [1] [2] oli suomalainen mäkihyppääjä. [3] [4] [5]
Sep 19, 2022 · Matti Ensio Nykänen (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, died February 4, 2019 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish ski jumper, representative of the Jyväskylän Hiihtoseura club, multiple medalist at the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Ski Flying Championships, ski coach.
