Frans Heikkinen Explained

Birth Date:22 April 1906
Birth Place:Paltamo, Finland
Death Date:8 October 1943 (aged 37)
Death Place:Lieksa, Finland
Height:165 cm
Weight:61 kg
Sport:Cross-country skiing
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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]

Cross-country skiing results

World Championships

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/frans-heikkinen-1.html Frans Heikkinen
  2. Urheilu Julkaistu (25 April 2014) Frans Heikkisen olympiamatka Saksaan vuonna 1936 . kainuunsanomat.fi