Ilkka Nummisto (born April 24, 1944) is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres

The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat results were shown in tenths of a second while the remaining events were shown in hundredths of a second .-Medalists:-Heats:The 19 crews...

 event at Mexico City

Mexico City

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 in 1968

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

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After his Olympic career concluded, Nummisto appeared in the Finals of the World's Strongest Man

World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...

 competition 5 times between 1986 and 1992, including a personal best 3rd place showing in 1990

1990 World's Strongest Man

The 1990 World's Strongest Man was the 13th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jon Pall Sigmarsson from Iceland. It was his fourth title after finishing third the previous year. O.D. Wilson from the USA finished second, and Ilkka Nummisto from Finland finished third after finishing...

. Ilkka was also a 3 time Finland's Strongest Man

Finland's Strongest Man

Finland's Strongest Man is an annual strongman held every year in Finland since 1987. Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Bill Kazmaier and Hjalti Arnason were guests in the competition but their placings were not included in the final results...

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