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Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs on a track wearing a white uniform with the number 1 bib during the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Paavo Nurmi of Finland, wearing bib 278, and Augusto Maccario of Italy, wearing bib 487, are lifted on the shoulders of men after the 10,000-metre race at the 1920 Olympic Games. Paavo Nurmi crosses the finish line to win the 1500 meter final at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, with officials and photographers observing in the background. Paavo Nurmi
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Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi competing at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.
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Paavo Nurmi and Augusto Maccario
Paavo Nurmi (right) of Finland and Augusto Maccario of Italy after the 10,000-meter...
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Paavo Nurmi at the Paris 1924 Olympic Games
Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi crossing the finish line in the 1,500-meter final to...
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Paavo Nurmi, 1931.
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