Ilkka Nummisto

{{Short description|Finnish canoeist and strength athlete (1944–2019)}}

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| birth_place = Finland

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| occupation = Strongman, Canoeist

| years active = 1964-1994

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Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944 – June 29, 2019){{cite web| url = https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kaikkien-tuntema-voimamies-ilkka-nummisto-on-kuollut-han-oli-sitkea-sissi/7465752| title = Kaikkien tuntema voimamies Ilkka Nummisto on kuollut: "Hän oli sitkeä sissi" - MTVuutiset.fi| date = 30 June 2019}} was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nu/ilkka-nummisto-1.html |title=Ilkka Nummisto Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002141/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nu/ilkka-nummisto-1.html |archivedate=2013-10-05 }}

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table;width: 65%;" !style="background: #cce6ff;"\| Event !style="background: #cce6ff;"\| Men's K-1 1000 metres !style="background: #cce6ff;"\| Men's K-4 1000 metres
{{flagicon\|JPN}} 1964 Tokyo	out in semifinals	-
{{flagicon\|MEX}} 1968 Mexico City	-	5th
{{flagicon\|FRG}} 1972 Munich	9th	7th
{{flagicon\|CAN}} 1976 Montreal	-	out in repêchages

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. He was the first man to lift all five McGlashen stones followed by Geoff Capes and Jón Páll Sigmarsson at the same event in 1986. At the age of 48, he became the oldest athlete ever to compete at the World's Strongest Man in his last appearance in 1992.{{cite web|url=http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/ilkka.html |title=Ilkka Nummisto |publisher=Strongestman.billhenderson.org |date=1944-04-24 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}

Nummisto also secured second place in 1992 Europe's Strongest Man competition behind László Fekete, and competed at international competitions like World Muscle Power Classic, Le Defi Mark Ten International and European Hercules. He was also 3 times Finland's Strongest Man champion in 1990, 1991 and 1992.{{cite web|url=http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html |title=David Horne's World of Grip |publisher=Davidhorne-gripmaster.com |date=2013-08-25 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}

= Personal records =

Hungarian farm cart deadlift – {{convert|480|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (1988 World's Strongest Man)
Back lift (boat) – {{convert|925|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (1990 World's Strongest Man)
McGlashen Stone loading – 5 stones ranging from {{convert|95-140|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} on top of 5 distant whiskey barrels in 63.12 seconds (1986 World's Strongest Man)

:→ {{small|First man in history to load 5 McGlashen stones arranged in sequential order}}

Weight over bar – {{convert|25.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} over {{convert|5.30|m|ftin}} (1992 Europe's Strongest Man)
Sack carry – {{convert|110|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} and {{convert|100|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for 100m course in 26.02 seconds (1992 Europe's Strongest Man) (World Record){{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S12 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 12 - Stairs & walks |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=11 April 2025}}

References

Category:1944 births

Category:2019 deaths

Category:Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Category:Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Category:Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Category:Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Category:Finnish male canoeists

Category:Olympic canoeists for Finland

Category:Finnish strength athletes

Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen