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   He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn" because 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 Olympic Games .

2. olympics.com › en › newsPaavo Nurmi: A distance running legend who set two Olympic ...

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   Nov 1, 2020 · Even before the Olympic Games Paris 1924, Finland’s Paavo Nurmi was considered one the greatest distance runners of all time. Four years beforehand at the Antwerp Games, Nurmi had achieved a breathtaking treble by winning gold in the 10,000m, cross-country race and team cross-country events.

3. paavonurmi.fi › en › olympic-gamesOlympic Games - Paavo Nurmi THE FLYING FINN

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   Unaccustomed to final stretch sprinting, Nurmi gives up completely and jogs to the finish line four seconds after the winner has broken the tape. Thursday, August 19th 10 000 metres, Qualifying Heat Nurmi’s only target in this race is to place with least possible effort among the five finalists.

4. www.onthisday.com › people › paavo-nurmiPaavo Nurmi (Runner nicknamed the Flying Finn) - On This Day

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   Paavo Nurmi. Profession: Runner nicknamed the Flying Finn. Nationality: Finnish. Biography: Paavo Nurmi dominated long-distance track events in the 1920s. He won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 world records during his career. Nurmi grew up in a working-class family in Turku, Finland.

   • Nationality: Finnish
   • Birth Date: June 13, 1897

   • Place Of Birth: Turku, Finland
   • Death Date: October 2, 1973

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   Finns show size isn't everything as Soviets make Olympic debut. From the moment Paavo Nurmi, winner of a record nine Olympic gold medals between 1920 and 1928 and a man known as the original...

6. www.encyclopedia.com › people › sports-and-gamesPaavo Nurmi - Encyclopedia.com

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   Jun 11, 2018 · Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973) was one of the greatest distance runners of all time. Known as "The Flying Finn" and "The King of Runners," he dominated long-distance running throughout the early part of the twentieth century, setting 25 world records at distances from 1,500 meters to 20,000 meters and winning nine gold and three silver medals at three ...

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   Why was Nurmi called the Flying Finn?

   • He was called the " Flying Finn " or the "Phantom Finn" because 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 Olympic Games.

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   How many gold medals did the Flying Finn win in 1924?

   • At the 1924 Paris Olympics, the Flying Finn won five gold medals in six days. Nurmi won the 1,500 and the 5,000 meters within an hour of each other, won the cross-country race as an individual and as part of a team and won the 3,000-meter team race.

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   Who are Finland's opponents for the 3000-meter team title?

   • Finland’s opponents for the 3000-meter team title are the United States, Great Britain and France. Nurmi takes the lead after the first kilometre and never looks back. Only the American Joie Ray dares to trail the champion but only manages to exhaust himself totally.

   Olympic Games - Paavo Nurmi THE FLYING FINN

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   Nurmi made his great breakthrough at the age of 23 at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp (3 gold, 1 silver). That was the beginning of his rise to being the best runner the world had ever seen. Paavo Nurmi became the idol of the still young nation of Finland. First word record 1921