Kauko Pertti Juhani HEIKKINEN

Kauki Heikkanen was a Finnish gymnast who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. He later became the Finnish women’s national coach. Heikkanen became famous for his devotion to physical activity during a long life. He started windsurfing in 1980 and in 2000 introduced kitesurfing to Finland, at the age of 63. He still did snowboarding and Telemark skiing into his 70s. At 80 he was noted to still do something physical every day, either any of the above or biking or swimming.