Paavo Nurmi
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Paavo Nurmi
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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" because he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 official world records at distances between 1,500 metres and 20Â kilometres, and won nine gold and three silver medals in his 12 events in the Summer Olympic Games. At his peak, Nurmi was undefeated for 121 races at distances from 800 m upwards. Throughout his 14-year career, he remained unbeaten in cros
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Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897–1973)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi
date created:
2002-01-13T20:45:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:16:44Z
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