Olympic Games gold medalist athlete. A Finnish runner who broke many records in the 1920s, he was in his first Olympics at the age of twenty-three in 1920, where he won a silver medal. He won all of his medals in a relatively short period of time, and last appeared in the Olympics in 1928, after his main event (the cross-country run) was dropped from the program. In total, he won nine gold medals and was one of only four athletes to have done so. Later in life, Paavo Nurmi worked as a business contractor until his death at age 76 in 1973. He was well known as "The Flying Finn."
Olympic Games gold medalist athlete. A Finnish runner who broke many records in the 1920s, he was in his first Olympics at the age of twenty-three in 1920, where he won a silver medal. He won all of his medals in a relatively short period of time, and last appeared in the Olympics in 1928, after his main event (the cross-country run) was dropped from the program. In total, he won nine gold medals and was one of only four athletes to have done so. Later in life, Paavo Nurmi worked as a business contractor until his death at age 76 in 1973. He was well known as "The Flying Finn."
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