About Soini Nikkinen
Soini Nikkinen, 88, Finnish Olympic javelin thrower and world record holder.
Explore other notable deaths in 2012 or deaths in June 2012.
The Deaths Archive presents
How well do you know Soini Nikkinen?
Explore their life. Test your knowledge. Beat the challenge.
10 questions · One legacy · How much do you really know?
Challenge your friends
Play together in real-time.
Advertisement
Full Biography
|Soini Mikael Nikkinen (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships. He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively. On 24 June 1956, he set a new world record at 83.56 m, which was beaten six days later by Janusz Sidło.
Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Interactive
Test Your Knowledge – Trivia Challenge
How well do you know this person's life and legacy?
No account needed to play. Sign in to keep your score on the leaderboard.
Books & Media
Find books, audiobooks and films about Soini Nikkinen on Amazon.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soini_Nikkinen
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sep 26, 2026
- View article
- Sep 26, 2026
People who died on June 2
Spotted an error?
Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.
Report an error for Soini Nikkinen →Advertisement