Veikko Nyqvist
Veikko Nyqvist ( Karl Veikko Valdemar Nyqvist; born August 9, 1916 in Helsinki ; † August 10, 1968 ibid.) Was a Finnish discus thrower .
In 1946 he won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo . At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 he was sixth and at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 twelfth.
He was Finnish champion in discus throwing four times (1943, 1945, 1946, 1949) and once in the shot put (1942).
Personal best
- Shot put: 14.85 m, September 20, 1943, Helsinki
- Discus throw: 50.97 m, September 16, 1951, Helsinki
Web links
- Veikko Nyqvist in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Veikko Nyqvist in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nyqvist, Veikko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nyqvist, Karl Veikko Valdemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish discus thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1968 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |