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ATHLETE OVERVIEW
STATISTICS
Yrjö
NIKKANEN
Finland
Born
31 DEC 1914
Yrjö's code
14558161
1X
Olympic Games silver medallist
2X
European Championships silver medallist
2X
World Records in career
Personal bests
* Not legal
Season’s bests (1946)
* Not legal
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