Ilkka Nummisto (24 April 1944 to 29 June 2019) was a Finnish athlete who competed at a high level in two very different sports, first as a sprint canoer and later as a strongman. In canoeing he took part in four Summer Olympics, and his best Olympic result was fifth place in the K-4 1000 metres at Mexico City in 1968. His strongman career began with the World's Strongest Man contest, in which he appeared five times between 1986 and 1992 and reached a personal best of third place in 1990 at Joensuu, behind Jon Pall Sigmarsson and O.D. Wilson. In 1986 he was the first man to load all five McGlashen stones in sequence. He was also Finland's Strongest Man champion three times, in 1990, 1991 and 1992, and in 1992 he became the oldest athlete to compete at World's Strongest Man, at the age of 48.
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Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944 – June 29, 2019) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.
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Born 24 April 1944 in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi FIN
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Nummisto won the Finnish Strongest Man title three times.
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Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944, June 29, 2019) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.
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Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944, June 29, 2019) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.
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Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944, June 29, 2019) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.
Competed In: World's Strongest Man, Strongman
Nummisto's strongman career started with the World's Strongest Man competition where he appeared 5 times between 1986 and 1992, including a personal best third place behind Jón Páll Sigmarsson and O.D. Wilson at the 1990 World's Strongest Man competition held in Joensuu, Finland.
Competed In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Canoe racing
Competing in four Summer Olympics, Nummisto earned his best finish of fifth place in the K-4 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.
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