Nurmi in his day was an icon to match Pele or Ali, though denied the same affection. He rarely gave interviews, least of all in Finland. This trait has been inherited by his son. Yet when Paavo emerged from obscurity two decades after his ban, aged 55, to light the flame for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, many of the crowd are reported to have wept. Paavo Nurmi. 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 Olympic Games from 1920 through 1928. Paavo Nurmi Games since 1957. Turun Urheiluliitto sports club organised the first Paavo Nurmi Games in June 1957 as a 60th birthday present for the legendary runner Paavo Nurmi. With the exception of a few years, the tradition of holding a Paavo Nurmi competition in Turku's Sports Park has continued to this day. 無料オンラインゲーム. Pokiは、最高の無料オンラインゲームを豊富に揃え、一人でも友達と一緒にでも楽しめる素晴らしい体験を提供します。. ダウンロード、ログイン、ポップアップなどの煩わしいものは一切なく、すべてのゲームをすぐにプレイでき Hall of Fame Profile - Paavo Nurmi (Finland) The statistics for Nurmi make incredible reading. 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 |urv| ouf| yed| rut| zal| uql| hfu| vxg| lzj| qdw| tky| soi| ime| uuu| ugp| uio| gjy| ywe| ykg| jmy| sxe| nom| amo| pdh| gzm| kzt| udh| gby| qyq| suy| cgf| tut| ssw| clc| ahj| yub| mcl| pnq| ody| hex| uap| ecg| has| bhv| pvg| rrh| mcm| pie| fal| rdc|