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Contents. 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.
This week: Paavo Nurmi - the "Flying Finn" who set two Olympic records in two hours. The Olympic Games are full of champions, records and stories, but they’re also an incredible encyclopaedia of strange, funny, emotional and sad moments.
Jun 18, 2024 · Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra emerged as the champion of the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024, securing victory with an impressive throw of 85.97 meters on his third attempt. This triumph marks a remarkable return for the golden boy of Indian athletics, following a brief precautionary break.
Mar 7, 2012 · He won nine Olympic gold medals and set no less than 22 official, as well as 13 unofficial, world records in distance running events. At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he triumphed over 10,000m on the track and took individual and team gold medals in the cross country race.
Feb 26, 2024 · Nurmi's five Paris 1924 Olympic golds make historic return for Paris 2024. Paavo Nurmi's five Paris 1924 Olympic gold medals. français. The five gold medals won by one of the greatest Olympic champions in history will return to Paris in March for the first time since they were won in the French capital a century ago.
Jun 26, 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, and 1928) as well as three silvers.
Paavo Johannes Nurmi oli suomalainen yhdeksänkertainen kestävyysjuoksun olympiavoittaja. Nurmea on kutsuttu niin kaikkien aikojen olympiaurheilijaksi kuin yhdeksi kaikkien aikojen yleisurheilijoistakin. Juoksijoiden kuninkaaksi ja Lentäväksi suomalaiseksi nimetty Nurmi on kesäolympialaisten historian kolmanneksi menestynein urheilija ja ...
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.
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.
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. Between 1920 and 1928 he won a record nine Olympic gold medals (six individual; three team) and three individual silver medals.
