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Nurmi exhibited only slight signs of exhaustion after beating Ritola to the win by nearly a minute and a half.
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Nurmi and exhibited
An example is the 1925 sculpture of Paavo Nurmi, a cast of which is exhibited outside the Helsinki stadium.
Nurmi and only
In 1923, Nurmi became the first, and so far only, runner to hold the mile, the 5, 000 m and the 10, 000 m world records at the same time.
He took his first medal by finishing second to Frenchman Joseph Guillemot in the 5, 000 m. This would remain the only time that Nurmi lost to a non-Finnish runner in the Olympics.
His only challenger, Ray Watson of the United States, gave up before the last lap and Nurmi was able to slow down and coast to victory ahead of Willy Schärer, Henry Stallard and Douglas Lowe, still breaking the Olympic record by three seconds.
Nurmi, looking more exhausted than ever before, only barely managed to keep Wide behind and take silver.
Nurmi planned to compete only in the 10, 000 m and the marathon in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, stating that he " won't enter the 5, 000 meters for Finland has at least three excellent men for that event.
Nurmi running his only marathon
On his 70th birthday, Nurmi agreed to an interview for Yle, Finland's national public-broadcasting company, only after learning that President Kekkonen would act as the interviewer.
Peter Lovesey wrote in The Kings of Distance: A Study of Five Great Runners that Nurmi " accelerated the progress of world records ; developed and actually came to personify the analytic approach to running ; and he was a profound influence not only in Finland, but throughout the world of athletics.
Paavo Nurmi won the 1500 m and 5, 000 m ( which were held with only an hour between them ) and the cross country run.
After three laps Nurmi takes the lead and builds more speed and only Guillemot follows him.
Helffrich was the only runner to defeat Paavo Nurmi when the Finn toured the United States in 1925, scoring a victory in the half-mile run at the Yankee Stadium.
Nurmi and after
Struggling with injuries and motivational issues after his exhaustive U. S. tour in 1925, Nurmi found his long-time rivals Ville Ritola and Edvin Wide ever more serious challengers.
At the age of 15, Nurmi rekindled his interest in athletics after being inspired by the performances of Hannes Kolehmainen, who was said to " have run Finland onto the map of the world " at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Nurmi had set his heart on ending his career with a marathon gold medal, as Kolehmainen had done shortly after the First World War.
The statements were produced by Karl Ritter von Halt after Edström had sent him increasingly threatening letters, warning that if evidence against Nurmi is not provided, he " will unfortunately have to take stringent action against the German Athletics Association.
In 1935, Nurmi along with the entire board of directors quit the federation after a heated 40 – 38 vote to resume athletic relations with Sweden.
" Marathoner Johnny Kelley, who first met his idol at the 1936 Olympics, said that while Nurmi appeared cold to him at first, the two chatted for quite a while after Nurmi had asked for his name: " He grabbed ahold of me — he was so excited.
" Cordner Nelson, founder of Track & Field News, credited Nurmi for popularizing running as a spectator sport: " His imprint on the track world was greater than any man ’ s before or after.
" He became the first man after Nurmi to win the 1, 500 m and the 5, 000 m at the same Games.
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.
Finlandia University, an American college with Finnish roots, named their athletic center after Nurmi.
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.
On the final curve Guillemot moved to pass Nurmi on the outside and, unaccustomed to final stretch sprinting, Nurmi gives up completely and jogs to the finish line four seconds after the winner has broken the tape.
Nurmi and beating
In July 1931, Nurmi showed he still had pace for the shorter distances by beating Lauri Lehtinen, Lauri Virtanen and Volmari Iso-Hollo, and breaking the world record on the now-rare two miles.
Nurmi and Ritola
The 5, 000 m final started in less than two hours, and Nurmi faced a tough challenge from countryman Ville Ritola, who had already won the 3, 000 m steeplechase and the 10, 000 m. Ritola and Edvin Wide figured that Nurmi must be tired and tried to burn him off by running at world-record pace.
On the home straight, Ritola sprinted from the outside but Nurmi increased his pace to keep his rival a metre behind.
In the 3, 000 m team race on the next day, Nurmi and Ritola again finished first and second, and Elias Katz secured the gold medal for the Finnish team by finishing fifth.
Nurmi defeated Joie Ray and Lloyd Hahn to win the mile and Ritola to win the 5, 000 m, again setting new world records for both distances.
In the 5, 000 m, Nurmi tried to repeat his move on Ritola but had to watch his teammate pull away instead.
Ville Ritola won the 10, 000 m and the 3, 000 m steeplechase, while finishing second to Nurmi on the 5, 000 m and cross country.
Albin Stenroos won the marathon, while the Finnish team ( with Nurmi and Ritola ) was victorious in the 3, 000 m and cross country team events.
Ritola leads Nurmi in 1928
Finnish officials had selected Ritola for the race as Nurmi was already running in five other distance events.
The next day he finished second behind Nurmi in the 5, 000 m. Ritola later earned another silver medal behind Nurmi in the individual cross-country race and gained a gold medal as a member of the Finnish cross-country team.
Finally, Ritola joined with Nurmi to win the 3, 000 m team race.
In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Ritola placed second in the 10, 000 m, behind Nurmi.
His last Olympic appearance was in the 5, 000 m. This time Ritola pulled away from Nurmi in the final curve and won by 12 metres.
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.
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.
In the final the main favourites are the Finns Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola and Loukola, their leading steeplechase specialist, who had the best hopes for gold, because the firstnamed were worn by their injuries and the gruelling 5000 m race of the previous day.
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