Ragnar Wikström

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Ragnar Wikström (22 January 1940 23 July 2007)[1] was a Finnish figure skater. As a singles skater, he was a two-time Nordic champion (1963–64) and a nine-time Finnish national champion (1957–58, 1960–64, 1967, 1969), representing HSK.[2] Wikström also competed in pair skating, becoming the 1962 national pairs champion with Eeva Sjögren.[3]

Born(1940-01-22)22 January 1940
Kokkola, Finland
Died23 July 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 67)
HometownHelsinki, Finland
CountryFinland
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Ragnar Wikström
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Born(1940-01-22)22 January 1940
Kokkola, Finland
Died23 July 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 67)
Home townHelsinki, Finland
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
Retired1970
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Born in Kokkola, where his family had evacuated due to World War II, Wikström lived most of his life in Helsinki. He studied at the Helsinki University of Technology, graduating with an engineer's degree in 1964, and became a member of the Finnish Geotechnical Society.[1] He had two children with his wife and was related to Walter Jakobsson, the 1920 Olympic pair skating champion, on his mother's side.[1] Wikström died in July 2007 at age 67.[4]

Competitive highlights

Single skating

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International
Event 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
European Champ.15th21st23rd
Nordics3rd3rd2nd2nd2nd1st1st3rd3rd
National
Finnish Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
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Pair skating with Sjögren

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National
Event 1962
Finnish Championships1st
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