Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

Name:Paavo Nurmi, Paavo Johannes Nurmi
Born:June 13, 1897 in Turku, Finland
Died:October 2, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.74 m)
Spouse:Sylvi Nurmi
Children:Matti Nurmi
Profession:Finnish long-distance runner, Athletics
Nationality:Finland

Paavo Nurmi 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 early 20th century. Dominated middle distance running in the 1920s, winning nine Olympic gold medals and setting 22 new world records from 1500m to 20km