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Paavo Nurmi - Wikipedia 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" because he dominated distance running in the 1920s
Paavo Nurmi | Marathon, Olympic Medals, Records | Britannica Paavo Nurmi (born June 13, 1897, Turku, Finland—died October 2, 1973, Helsinki) was a Finnish track athlete who dominated long-distance running in the 1920s, capturing nine gold medals in three Olympic Games (1920, 1924, and 1928) as well as three silvers
Life story - Paavo Nurmi THE FLYING FINN In early 1932 Paavo Nurmi trained hard for his fourth Olympic Games, perhaps more determined than ever before He wanted to defend his title in the 10 000 metres, but his greatest ambition was to crown his career with a gold medal in the Olympic marathon, as Hannes Kolehmainen had done in 1920
Paavo NURMI - Olympics. com At the 1924 Paris Games, Nurmi made history by becoming the first athlete ever to win five gold medals at a single Olympic Games In the space of four astonishing days, Nurmi won the 1500m, the 5,000m, the 3,000m team event and the two cross-country events
Peerless Paavo and his five Paris Olympic victories Nurmi won nine Olympic titles in all, having prevailed in the 10,000m and claimed individual and team cross country golds in Antwerp in 1920 and going on to regain the 10,000m crown in Amsterdam in 1928
Olympedia – Paavo Nurmi Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, was an Olympic legend whose dedication to a rigorous training schedule and mastery of pace judgment brought a new dimension to distance running
History - paavonurmigames Turun Urheiluliitto sports club organised the first Paavo Nurmi Games in June 1957 as a 60th birthday present for the legendary runner Paavo Nurmi With the exception of a few years, the tradition of holding a Paavo Nurmi competition in Turku’s Sports Park has continued to this day
Nurmi, Paavo – Svinhuvfud Paavo Nurmi (1897–1973), who won nine gold and three silver medals at Olympics, is one of the world’s most successful distance runners of all time At the time, Nurmi’s superiority was astonishing
Paavo Nurmi: The Flying Finn - Britannica One of the so-called Flying Finns who long dominated distance running, Paavo Nurmi was perhaps the greatest runner of them all Legend has it that his training regimen included racing a mail train in his hometown of Turku, Finland
Paavo Nurmi - NURMI-Study Paavo Nurmi and many other top Finnish athletes were in the forefront of distance running in the 1920s and thus created the myth of the Flying Finns His achievements made him a national symbol: not for nothing was the Finn reckoned to be the running legend of the 20th century