How tall is Matti Nykänen?

Matti Nykänen's listed height was 177 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 41% of men in Finland.

Where 177 cm sits among men in Finland

Taller than about 41% of men in Finland born in 1963 (average 178.6 cm).

About Matti Nykänen

Matti Nykänen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. He was born on 17 July 1963 in Jyväskylä and died on 4 February 2019. Known as The Flying Finn, he is described as one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time.

Nykänen won five Winter Olympic medals, four of them gold, nine World Championship medals, five of them gold, and 22 Finnish Championship medals, 14 of them gold. At the 1988 Winter Olympics he won three gold medals, which made him, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most medaled athlete of that winter. He won four World Cup overall titles, an all-time male record shared with Adam Małysz, and the Four Hills Tournament twice. He remains the only male five-time ski flying world record holder.

Nykänen stood 177 cm (5'10") by his listed height. After his jumping career he also worked as a pop singer.

Frequently asked

How tall is Matti Nykänen in feet and inches? Matti Nykänen was 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

Is Matti Nykänen tall for men in Finland? At 177 cm he was taller than about 41% of men in Finland born in 1963, whose average height is 178.6 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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