Marcus Rafael Nikkanen (26 January 1904 – 28 March 1985) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

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 The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February ...

, and the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. He placed sixth in 1928, fourth in 1932, and seventh in 1936. He was born and died in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

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1904 births 1985 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Finland Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{Finland-figure-skating-bio-stub