Frans Heikkinen
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| File:Frans Heikkinen.jpg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1906 Paltamo, Finland |
| Died | 8 October 1943 (aged 37) Lieksa, Finland |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Frans Heikkinen (22 April 1906 – 8 October 1943) was a Finnish cross country skier. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and finished seventh in the 50 km event.[1]
Heikkinen was born to a farmer and had a sister Eeva and three brothers, Lauri, Jaakko and Esko; all siblings were accomplished cross-country skiers. He worked as a teacher in Sotkamo, where in the early 1930s he married a fellow teacher Hilppa Liisa Iivonen. He died from a brain hemorrhage during the Continuation War, aged 37.[2]
References
- ↑ Frans Heikkinen. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Urheilu Julkaistu (25 April 2014) Frans Heikkisen olympiamatka Saksaan vuonna 1936. kainuunsanomat.fi
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article relating to Finnish cross-country skiing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from March 2016
- Pages with broken file links
- 1906 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Paltamo
- People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Finnish cross-country skiing biography stubs
