Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper and singer (died 2019)

Matti Nykänen

Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019)

Matti Ensio Nykänen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won five Winter Olympic medals, nine World Championship medals, and 22 Finnish Championship medals. Most notably, he won three gold…