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* Paavo Nurmi, Finnish, Regarded as the greatest track and field athlete of all time and winner of nine Olympic gold medals ( despite missing 1932 games in a professional controversy over travel expenses ), setting world records at distances between 1500 m and 20 km, and one of the Flying Finns
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Paavo and Nurmi
* 1897 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( d. 1973 )
Paavo Johannes Nurmi () ( 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973 ) was a Finnish middle and long distance runner.
In 1903, the Nurmi family moved from Raunistula into a 40-square-meter apartment in central Turku, where Paavo Nurmi would live until 1932.
Hollywood actress Maila Nurmi, best known as the horror icon " Vampira ", was often referred to as Paavo Nurmi's niece.
Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä named the main belt asteroid 1740 Paavo Nurmi after Nurmi in 1939, while Finnair named its first DC-8 Paavo Nurmi in 1969.
Paavo Nurmi Marathon, held annually since 1969, is the oldest marathon in Wisconsin and the second-oldest in the American Midwest.
In Finland, another marathon bearing the name has been held in Nurmi's hometown of Turku since 1992, along with the athletics competition Paavo Nurmi Games that was started in 1957.
In 1997, a historic stadium in Turku was renamed the Paavo Nurmi Stadium.
An opera on Nurmi, written by Paavo Haavikko and composed by Tuomas Kantelinen, debuted at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2000.
* June 13 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( d. 1973 )
** Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( b. 1897 )
Famous people from the city of Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Salminen, Johan Gadolin, Herman Spöring, Miikka Kiprusoff and the brothers Saku and Mikko Koivu.
Paavo Nurmi Marathon ( Turku ) | Paavo Nurmi Marathon is run every summer.
The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual sporting event in Turku, named after the world-famous runner Paavo Nurmi, who was born and raised in the city.
Paavo and Finnish
* 1977 – Paavo Siljamäki, Finnish musician and producer ( Above & Beyond )
Paavo Tapio Lipponen () ( born 23 April 1941 ) is a Finnish politician and former reporter.
The current Finnish text is usually attributed to the 1889 translation of Ensign Stål by Paavo Cajander, but in fact originates from the 1867 translation by Julius Krohn.
The best known of these is Bonden Paavo, ( Farmer Paavo, Saarijärven Paavo in Finnish ), about a smallholding peasant farmer in the poor parish of Saarijärvi and his determination, " sisu " ( guts ) and unwavering faith in providence in the face of a harsh climate and years of bad harvests.
Jäätteenmäki used the information to suggest that her rival, the Social Democrat leader Paavo Lipponen, had secretly offered Finnish support for the U. S .- led coalition, a substantial breach against the official policy of neutrality in Finland's foreign politics, and thus associated Finland with what many Finns considered an illegal war of aggression.
In 2006 a Finnish metal band Amorphis released its seventh studio album Eclipse, which tells the story of Kullervo according to a play by Paavo Haavikko.
To counter this threat the Finnish high command assembled " Group Talvela " commanded by Colonel Paavo Talvela.
Paavo Talvela ( 1897, Vantaa-1973 ) was a Finnish soldier and a Knight of the Mannerheim Cross.
Major Paavo Talvela's regiment started an attack aimed at Petrozavodsk on June 20, but was beaten by Red Army and Finnish Red Guard forces just outside the town.
* Paavo Siljamäki, a Finnish trance musician
** Paavo Väyrynen after Finnish Centre party named him foreign trade and development minister
In 1931, Edström was involved in the controversial decision to ban Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi from competing at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, as he saw Nurmi as a professional athlete.
This affected Finland's relationship to Sweden negatively as Paavo Nurmi was considered a Finnish national hero.
He joined the local athletic club, where he developed his own training program, modelled on what he had read about the great Finnish Olympian Paavo Nurmi.
Lieutenant Colonel Paavo Susitaival ( February 9, 1896, Helsinki – December 27, 1993 ), born Paavo Sivén, was a Finnish author, soldier and politician.
Paavo and greatest
Dedication ceremonies were held on May 2, 1925, and featured a two-mile footrace between Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi of Finland, who were two of the greatest runners of their day.
Paavo and track
The long distance track events gained popularity in the 1920s by the achievements of the " Flying Finns ", such as multiple Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi.
Paavo Ilmari Yrjölä ( June 18, 1902 in Hämeenkyrö – February 11, 1980 ), also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö ( Hämeenkyrön karhu ), was a Finnish track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the Olympics in 1928.
Having been commissioned to remix Chakra's " Home " track, Tony McGuinness recruited Jono & Paavo to help him complete the remix.
Paavo and athlete
The first well-known athlete to light the cauldron in the stadium was ninefold Olympic Champion Paavo Nurmi, who excited the home crowd in Helsinki in 1952.
Four days later, El Guerrouj used a strong finish to pull past 10000 metres gold medalist Kenenisa Bekele to win gold in the 5000 metres, being the first athlete to win the 1500-5000 double since Paavo Nurmi, and also becoming the first ever Moroccan double gold medalist.
Paavo and all
On this tour we played all the Sibelius ' Symphonies, with Paavo on spectacular form.
Paavo and time
* Paavo Nurmi ( Finland ) breaks the world record by running a time of 3: 52. 6 at Helsinki.
Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat told in their 80th year birthday interview of Paavo Berglund that his one time assistant from Bournemouth, Simon Rattle, calls him " one of the last great ", and uses Berglund's bowings in his Sibelius performances, like many other superstars.
Lydiard's advice is often seen as complementary to those given at the time by Percy Cerutty, an Australian coach, Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, and Mihály Iglói, a Hungarian coach.
Paavo and nine
Despite falling to nine seats in 1995, Pekka Haavisto, joined Paavo Lipponen's grand coalition first cabinet, making the Green League the first Green party in a national cabinet.
Paavo and Olympic
Paavo Nurmi, lighting the Olympic flame in Helsinki in 1952
* Paavo Nurmi – four-time Olympic gold medalist and undefeated throughout his 19-year career in cross country running
Some of the most outstanding athletes from the past include Hannes Kolehmainen ( 1890 – 1966 ), Paavo Nurmi ( 1897 – 1973 ) and Ville Ritola ( 1896 – 1982 ) who won eighteen gold and seven silver Olympic medals in the 1910s and 1920s.
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