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Paavo Johannes Nurmi (Turku, 13 giugno 1897 – Helsinki, 2 ottobre 1973) è stato un mezzofondista e siepista finlandese, vincitore di nove medaglie d'oro olimpiche e tre d'argento tra il 1920 e il 1928.
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.
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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1 nov 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.
15 ago 2020 · 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.
Denominato uno dei "finlandesi volanti" insieme agli atleti Ville Ritola e Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Johannes Nurmi è un campione olimpionico nelle discipline del fondo e mezzofondo, che ha stabilito record mondiali durante gli anni Venti.
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.
