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Also Known As Paavo Johannes Nurmi
Born June 13, 1897 • Turku • Finland
Died October 2, 1973 (aged 76) • Helsinki • Finland
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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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.
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Tatyana Kazankina clinching the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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