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Paavo Nurmi. Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑːʋo ˈnurmi] ⓘ; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the " Flying Finn " or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s.
Mar 29, 2024 · Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish track athlete who dominated long-distance running in the 1920s, capturing nine gold medals in three Olympic Games (1920, 1924, 1928), as well as three silvers. For eight years (1923–31) he held the world record for the mile run: 4 min 10.4 sec.
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Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 official world records at distances between 1,500 metres and 20 kilometres, and won nine gold and three silver medals in his 12 events in the Summer ...
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Paavo Nurmi was born on 13 June 1897 in Turku, a port town on the southwestern coast of Finland. In 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen “ran Finland onto the map of the world” at the Olympic Games at Stockholm by winning three gold medals in long-distance events.
Nov 1, 2020 · On 10 July, in sweltering heat, Nurmi set out on his unprecedented quest to win two Olympic golds on the same day. In the first 800m of the 1,500m final, he was running three seconds faster than his own world record.
Paavo NURMI. Team Finland. Athletics. Olympic Medals. 9 G. 3 S. Games Participations 3. First Olympic Games Antwerp 1920. Year of Birth 1897. Olympic Results. Biography. Golden debut. Nurmi was part of a talented group of Finnish athletes who were nicknamed the ‘Flying Finns’. He made his Olympic debut at the 1920 Antwerp Games.
Mar 7, 2012 · News 07 Mar 2012. Hall of Fame Profile - Paavo Nurmi (Finland) The statistics for Nurmi make incredible reading. He won nine Olympic gold medals and set no less than 22 official, as well as 13 unofficial, world records in distance running events.
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