Veikko Nyqvist

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Veikko Nyqvist
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1916-08-09)9 August 1916
Helsinki, Finland
Died10 August 1968(1968-08-10) (aged 52)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportDiscus throw

Veikko Nyqvist (9 August 1916 – 10 August 1968) was a Finnish discus thrower. He was born in Helsinki.

He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he placed 6th in the final. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veikko Nyqvist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 25 February 2016.