Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish middle and long distance runner, born in Turku in 1897. He died in 1973.
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Take the IQ test →He turned out for Turun Urheiluliitto. His honours include IAAF Hall of Fame, Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First Class and First Class Medal of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Paavo Nurmi is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of athletics in his era, and remains the benchmark against which later competitors are measured.
The public record credits Paavo Nurmi with 3 Olympic Games and 5 recorded honours. Athletics is the oldest measured sport there is, and its records are the closest thing sport has to objective truth.
Achievements
- IAAF Hall of Fame
- Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First Class
- First Class Medal of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
