Matti Nykänen
Born
July 17, 1963
Died
February 4, 2019 (55 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, Finland
Matti Ensio Nykänen (17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time, he won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals (14 gold).
