Ragnar Wikström (22 January 1940 – 23 July 2007) 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. Wikström also competed in pair skating, becoming the 1962 national pairs champion with Eeva Sjögren.
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. He had two children with his wife and was related to Walter Jakobsson, the 1920 Olympic pair skating champion, on his mother's side. Wikström died in July 2007 at age 67.
Competitive highlights
Single skating International Event 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 European Champ. 15th 21st 23rd Nordics 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd National Finnish Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Pair skating with Sjögren National Event 1962 Finnish Championships 1st
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