Olympic medalist
Nurmi at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold	1920 Antwerp	10000 m
Gold	1920 Antwerp	8000 m cross country
Gold	1920 Antwerp	8000 m cross country team
Gold	1924 Paris	1500 m
Gold	1924 Paris	5000 m
Gold	1924 Paris	5000 m cross country
Gold	1924 Paris	5000 m cross country team
Gold	1924 Paris	3000 m team
Gold	1928 Amsterdam	10000 m
Silver	1920 Antwerp	5000 m
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	5000 m
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	3000 m steeplechase

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (pronunciation (help·info)) (June 13, 1897 – October 2, 1973) was a Finnish runner. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested all for men only The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in running. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the "The Flying Finn " (Lentävä suomalainen was a nickname given to several Finnish middle and long-distance runners Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen ( ( 9 December 1889 &ndash 11 January 1966) was a Finnish long-distance Vilho ("Ville" Eino Ritola ( 18 January 1896 &ndash 24 April 1982) was a Finnish athlete, specialised in During the 1920s, Nurmi was the best middle and long distance runner in the world, setting world records at distances between 1500 m and 20 km. Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including 3000 Metres. Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy

Nurmi won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in the 12 events in which he competed at the Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games In 1932, Nurmi was unable to compete at the Olympics, as he had received money for his running and was thus considered a professional.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Olympic career 1.2 A "professional" 2 Trivia 3 References 4 External links 5 References

Career

Olympic career

Nurmi debuted at the 1920 Summer Olympics by competing in four events. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 He won three gold medals: the 10,000 m, the cross country event and the cross country team event, and finished second in the 5000 m.

In 1924, he won five gold medals in five events, including the 1500 m, 5000 m (with only 26 minutes between the final races; he broke the world record for both of them), the 3000 m team race, and again both cross country events. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams It was the last time these cross country events were held, as the great heat caused more than half of the competitors to abandon the race, and many more had to be taken to hospital. Finnish officials, fearing for his health, refused to enter Nurmi in the 10,000 m event. Thus, he was unable to defend his title. An angry Nurmi protested after returning to Finland by setting a 10,000 m world record that would last for almost 13 years. The following table shows the World record progression for the Men's 10000 metres, as recognised by the IAAF.

Nurmi ended his Olympic career at the 1928 Summer Olympics, winning the 10,000 m and two silver medals (5000 m and 3000 m steeplechase). The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928

To this day, Nurmi is the single athlete in Track & Field who has won most Olympic medals, 12 in total. Due to this fact he is often considered as the greatest Track & Field athlete of all time.

A "professional"

Nurmi continued to run after the Olympics in Amsterdam with every intent to compete in the 10,000 m and marathon events at the 1932 Summer Olympics, but he was branded a professional and barred from running in Los Angeles. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The main conductors of the ban were the Swedish officials, especially Sigfrid Edström, the president of the IAAF and vice-president of the IOC. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Johannes Sigfrid Edström ( November 21, 1870 &ndash March 18, 1964) was a Swedish industrial and sports official The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. Edström claimed that Nurmi had received too much money for his travel expenses to a meet in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This was seen as jealousy by many in Finland and in part led to Finland refusing to participate in the traditional Finland-Sweden international athletics event Suomi-Ruotsi-maaottelu or Finnkampen until 1939. Finnkampen ( Swedish, literally The Finn Battle) Suomi-Ruotsi-maaottelu ( Finnish, literally Finland-Sweden-international) or Finnkampen ( Swedish, literally The Finn Battle) Suomi-Ruotsi-maaottelu ( Finnish, literally Finland-Sweden-international) or

However, Nurmi did travel to Los Angeles and kept training at the Olympic Village. Despite pleas from all the entrants of the marathon, Nurmi was not allowed to compete at the Games. Although he had suffered from injuries, he claimed he would have won the marathon by five minutes. He had set his heart on ending his career with a marathon gold medal, as his fellow countryman Kolehmainen had done after the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

A Finnish national hero, Paavo Nurmi was the lighter of the Olympic Flame at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. In retirement he ran a haberdashery store in Helsinki. A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for Sewing, such as buttons ribbons and zippers Nurmi died in 1973 in Helsinki and was given a state funeral. A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour Heads of state or other important people of national significance

Trivia

• Nurmi toured the United States in 1925 and competed in 55 events (45 indoors and 10 outdoors) during a five-month period. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He broke 39 official and unofficial world records and won 53 of the events. He abandoned one race and lost only an 880-yard sprint to the home country's star half-miler Alan Helffrich. Alan Boone Helffrich ( August 7 1900 &ndash February 3 1994) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in The tour made Nurmi immensely popular in the USA.
• Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä named an asteroid after Nurmi in 1939; 1740 Paavo Nurmi. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Yrjö Väisälä ( ( September 6, 1891 – July 21, 1971) was a Finnish Astronomer and Physicist. 1740 Paavo Nurmi is a Minor planet. It was discovered by Y Vaisala on October 18 1939 in Turku, Finland.
• Nurmi was a vegetarian since the age of 12. ^[1]
• An annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon has been held in Wisconsin, USA since 1969. The' Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual road race held each August in Iron County, Wisconsin, in the United States. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States An event with the same name has also been held in Turku, Nurmi's home town, since 1991.
• Nurmi was mentioned in the 1974 novel Marathon Man, as the idol of the protagonist. Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman. In the movie adaptation he was replaced with Abebe Bikila. Abebe Bikila ( August 7, 1932 &ndash October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. However in the film Nurmi's runner picture can be seen on the main character's wall.
• A widely publicized practical joke by students at the Helsinki University of Technology took place in 1961, when a team of students smuggled a statue of Nurmi onto the 300-year-old wreck of the Swedish Regalskeppet Vasa just days before its lifting from the bottom of the sea^[2]
• A Hollywood star, Maila Nurmi, who created the well-remembered 1950s character of Vampira, claims to be Paavo Nurmi's niece. Helsinki University of Technology ( TKK) ( Finnish: Teknillinen korkeakoulu; Swedish: Tekniska högskolan) is the premier technical Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History During the 17th century Sweden went from being a small poor and peripheral northern European kingdom of little influence to one of the major players in continental politics Maila Nurmi ( December 11, 1922 &ndash January 10, 2008) was a Finnish American Actress, who created the campy Her portrayal of this character as a television horror host and in films was influential over decades that followed. Horror hosts are a particular type of Television presenter, often tasked with presenting low-grade films to television audiences Their consanguinity, however, has not been verified.
• Nurmi never raced without a stopwatch in his hand, although he occasionally tossed it aside after building up a sufficient space cushion between himself and rival runners. A stopwatch is a handheld Timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated to when the piece is deactivated The hands ( med / lat: manus pl manūs are the two intricate prehensile multi- Fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a
• There is a Paavo Nurmi Gymnasium at Finlandia University, Hancock, Michigan, USA. Finlandia University in Hancock Michigan, USA is a baccalaureate degree-granting co-educational Learning community dedicated to academic excellence spiritual
• On the unveileing of a statue of him in Turku, which featured him running but without clothing in typical olympics statue fashion, Nurmi's only comment was "I don't run naked. A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games "

References

External links

• Paavo Nurmi 100 years

Records
Preceded by John Zander	Men's 1,500m World Record Holder June 19, 1924 – September 11, 1926	Succeeded by Otto Pelzer
Preceded by Norman Taber	Men's Mile World Record Holder August 23, 1923 – October 4, 1931	Succeeded by Jules Ladoumègue
Preceded by John Zander	Men's 3,000 m World Record Holder August 27, 1922 – June 7, 1925	Succeeded by Edvin Wide
Preceded by Edvin Wide	Men's 3,000 m World Record Holder May 24, 1926 – June 19, 1932	Succeeded by Janusz Kusociński
Preceded by Jean Bouin	Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder June 22, 1921 – May 25, 1924	Succeeded by Ville Ritola
Preceded by Ville Ritola	Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder August 31, 1924 – July 18, 1937	Succeeded by Ilmari Salminen
Sporting positions
Preceded by John Mark London 1948	Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer Paavo Nurmi Helsinki 1952	Succeeded by Ron Clarke and Hans Wikne Melbourne / Stockholm 1956

References

Persondata
NAME	Nurmi, Paavo Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Finnish runner
DATE OF BIRTH	June 13, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turku, Finland
DATE OF DEATH	October 2, 1973
PLACE OF DEATH	Helsinki, Finland

Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.

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