Matti Nykänen

Matti Ensio Nykänen (17 July 1963 in Jyväskylä – 4 February 2019 in Lappeenranta) was a Finnish ski jumper and singer. He won five Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold) and 22 Finnish Championships medals (13 gold). He won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, which made him one of the two most successful athletes at those games.

Nykänen died in the early hours of 4 February 2019 from complications of diabetes, at the age of 55.

 Discography 
 Albums 
 Yllätysten yö (1992)
 Samurai (1993)
 Ehkä otin, ehkä en (2006)

 Singles 
 Elämä on laiffii (2002)
 Tää on mun elämää (2004)
 Mäkikotka ja häkkilintu (2005)
 Voitosta voittoon (2007)
 Anna mulle sexii (2008)
 Lennä Nykäsen Matti (2008)
 Pomminvarma rakkaus (2009)
 Jälleen joulu on (2009)
 Tuusula mielessäin (With Teflon Brothers) 2013
 Jokainen tsäänssi on mahdollisuus (2013)
 Suomi (Yksi Totuus feat. Matti Nykänen) (2018)
 Leipää ja vettä (2019)

References

Other websites

Matti Nykänen  at the International Ski Federation.

Category:1963 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Deaths from diabetes
Category:1984 Winter Olympics
Category:1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Finland
Category:Finnish singers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Finland