Frans Heikkinen

Frans Heikkinen
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

  1. Frans Heikkinen. sports-reference.com
  2. Urheilu Julkaistu (25 April 2014) Frans Heikkisen olympiamatka Saksaan vuonna 1936. kainuunsanomat.fi


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