Matti Nykanen Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Matti Nykanen Facts
| Full Name | Matti Nykanen |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 17, 1963 |
| Birth Place | Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| Age (in 2024) | 61 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Skier |
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Matti Nykanen Age & Birthday
Matti Nykanen is best known as Skier who has born on July 17, 1963 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. Currently, Matti Nykanen is 61 years, 4 months and 0 days old. Matti Nykanen will celebrate 62nd birthday on Thursday, 17th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Matti Nykanen upcoming birthday.
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About
Considered one of the greatest male ski jumpers of all time; he won five Olympic and nine World Championship medals, but tarnished his reputation with his violent behavior.
Before Fame
He won three gold medals in the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988, tied for the most of any athlete in the competition.
Trivia
Known to be a heavy drinker, he was convicted in a stabbing case in 2004, serving over 2 years in jail for it, and was sent back to jail again in 2009 after assaulting his wife.
Family Life
He had a tempestuous relationship with heiress Mervi Tapola, the couple divorcing in 2003 and remarrying again just a year later. He had two children: Sami and Eveliina.
Associated With
Janne Ahonen was another, much less colorful Finnish Olympic athlete.
Top Asked Questions about Matti Nykanen
How old is Matti Nykanen in 2024?
Matti Nykanen is 61 years old today.
When was Matti Nykanen born?
Matti Nykanen was born on July 17, 1963 in Jyvaskyla, Finland.
What is Matti Nykanen zodiac sign?
Matti Nykanen zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Matti Nykanen best known for?
Matti Nykanen was best known as Skier.
Fun Facts about Matti Nykanen's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Matti Nykanen's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Matti Nykanen was born on Wednesday, 198th day / 29th week of 1963
- Matti Nykanen has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Matti Nykanen birthday is XVII.VII.MCMLXIII
- Matti Nykanen's birthstone is Ruby
- Matti Nykanen's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Matti Nykanen age in year is 61 years old
- Matti Nykanen age in month is 736 months old
- Matti Nykanen age in day is 22404 days old
- Matti Nykanen age in hour is 537696 hours old
- Matti Nykanen age in minute is 32261760 minutes old
- Matti Nykanen age in second is 1935705600 seconds old
- Next Matti Nykanen birthday is on Thursday, July 17th 2025
- Matti Nykanen age in next birthday (2025) is 62 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 17, 1963 birthday
Historical Events on Matti Nykanen Birthday (July 17)
Below are historical events that coincided with Matti Nykanen's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1984 | The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21. |
| 1985 | Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). |
| 1989 | First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. |
| 1989 | Holy See-Poland relations are restored. |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. |
| 1998 | The 7.0 Mw  Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. |
| 1998 | A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. |
| 2000 | During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, killing 60 people. |
| 2001 | Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash. |
| 2006 | The 7.7 Mw  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured. |
| 2007 | TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo-Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people. |
| 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. |
| 2014 | A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries. |
| 2015 | At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. |
| 2018 | Scott S. Sheppard announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular moons of Jupiter. |
| 1978 | The birth of Jason Jennings, American baseball player |
| 1979 | The birth of Mike Vogel, American actor |
| 1980 | The birth of Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer |
| 1980 | The birth of Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer |
| 1980 | The birth of Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player |
| 1981 | The birth of Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner |
| 1982 | The birth of Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer |
| 1983 | The birth of Adam Lind, American baseball player |
| 1985 | The birth of Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of DeAngelo Smith, American football player |
| 1987 | The birth of Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player |
| 1987 | The birth of Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer |
| 1994 | The birth of Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter |
| 1998 | The birth of Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower |
| 2014 | The death of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims: Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) |
| Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) | The death of |
| Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) | The death of |
| Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) | The death of |
| Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) | The death of |
| 2014 | The death of Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (b. 1989) |
| 2015 | The death of Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Van Miller, American sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of John Taylor, English pianist and educator (b. 1942) |
| 2020 | The death of John Lewis, American Politician and Civil Rights Leader. (b. 1940) |
| 2020 | The death of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (b. 2000) |
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