What is Matti Nykänen?
[[File:Matti Nykänen (FIN) 2014.jpg|thumb|Matti Nykänen in 2014]] '''Matti Ensio Nykänen''' (17 July 1963 in [[Jyväskylä]] – 4 February 2019 in [[Lappeenranta]]) was a [[Finns|Finnish]] ski jumper and singer. He won five [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold) and 22 Finnish Championships medals (13 gold). He won three gold medals at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]], which made him one of the two most successful athletes at those games. Nykänen died in the early hours of 4 February 2019 from complications of [[diabetes]], at the age of 55.<ref>{{cite web |title=Troubled Finnish ski jumping legend Matti Nykänen dead at 55 |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/troubled_finnish_ski_jumping_legend_matti_nykanen_dead_at_55/10629072 |publisher=Yleisradio}}</ref> __NOTOC__ == Discography == === Albums === * Yllätysten yö (1992) * Samurai (1993) * Ehkä otin, ehkä en (2006) === Singles === * Elämä on laiffii (2002) * Tää on mun elämää (2004) * Mäkikotka ja häkkilintu (2005) * Voitosta voittoon (2007) * Anna mulle sexii (2008) * Lennä Nykäsen Matti (2008) * Pomminvarma rakkaus (2009) * Jälleen joulu on (2009) * Tuusula mielessäin (With Teflon Brothers) 2013 * Jokainen tsäänssi on mahdollisuus (2013) * Suomi (Yksi Totuus feat. Matti Nykänen) (2018) * Leipää ja vettä (2019) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat|Matti Nykänen}} *[http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=JP&competitorid=44204&type=result Matti Nykänen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204134311/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=JP&competitorid=44204&type=result |date=2017-02-04 }} at the International Ski Federation. {{Authority control}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nykanen, Matti}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from diabetes]] [[Category:1984 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:1988 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Finland]] [[Category:Finnish singers]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists fo