| Fullname | Marcus Rafael Nikkanen |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Birth date | 26 January 1904 |
| Birth place | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Death date | 28 March 1985 (aged 81) |
| Death place | Helsinki, Finland |
| Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb |
| Show-medals | yes |
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.
He was born and died in Helsinki.
Results
| International[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1922 | 1923 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1945 | 1946 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | 4th | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | ||||||||||
| European Champ. | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| National[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
References
- ^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
- ^ "European Figure Skating Championships: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Marcus Nikkanen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.