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Biography of Paavo NurmiName: Paavo NurmiBirth Date: July 13, 1897 Death Date: October 2, 1973 Place of Birth: Turku, Finland Nationality: Finnish Gender: Male Occupations: track and field athlete 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.Born on July 13, 1897 in Turku, a port town on the southwest coast of Finland, Nurmi was the son of a carpenter and began running through the Finnish forests when he was nine. He later claimed that he grew up eating black bread and dried fish. If he did, this meager diet made him a champion. His father died in 1910 and Nurmi finished his schooling with an average of 9.38 out of a possible 10. He worked on docks and was a filer in an engineering shop for the next four years.Nurmi was inspired to …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…be pictured on any nation's currency. Further Reading "The Little Giant of the Olympics," Welcome to Finland, http://www.publiscan.fi/wtf7c.htm (February 23, 1999)."Nurmi Breaks Two World Records," Media One Express, http://www.mediaone.net/fresno/explore/thisday/0106.html (February 23, 1999)."Nurmi: The Original 'Flying Finn'," ESPNET SportsZone, http://espn.go.com/editors/atlanta96/features/nurmi.html (February 23, 1999)."Paavo Nurmi," IAAF, http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/legends/PaavoNurmi.html (February 23, 1999)."Paavo Nurmi," Paavo Nurmi Background, http://paavonurmi.weppi.fi/background.htm (February 23, 1999)."Paavo Nurmi," Virtual Finland, http://www.vn.fi/vn/um/finfo/english/paavo.html (February 23, 1999)."Paavo Nurmi 100 Years: Paavo Nurmi," Sports Museum Foundation of Finland, http://www.stadion.fi/PAAVONURMIMI100/life.htm (February 23, 1999)."Paavo Nurmi 100 Years: Paavo Nurmi as Seen by Others," Sports Museum Foundation of Finland, http://www.stadion.fi/PAAVONURMIMI100/seenby.htm (February 23, 1999)."1932--Los Angeles, California, USA, Timeblazers, http://www.timeblazers.com/Olym_1932.html (February 23, 1999). |