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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.
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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 at the Paris 1924 Olympic Games Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi crossing the finish line in the 1,500-meter final to win the gold medal at the Paris 1924 Olympic Games.

Paris 1924 Olympic Games

athletic festival
Also known as: Games of the VIII Olympiad
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Paris 1924 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Paris that took place May 4–July 27, 1924. The Paris Games were the seventh occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 1924 Games represented a coming of age for the Olympics. Held in Paris in tribute to Pierre de Coubertin, the retiring president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and founder of the Olympic movement, the Games featured a high caliber of competition. International federations had gained...

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