Paavo Nurmi, the nine-time Olympic champ you've probably never heard of! 🥇

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Uncover the inspiring journey of Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn, who dominated the tracks from 1920 to 1928, setting an astounding 22 world records in distances ranging from 1,500 meters to 20 kilometers. Witness how this once factory worker transformed into an Olympic legend, stunning the world with his unmatched speed and technique, securing an incredible five gold medals in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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[@twinkthewonderkid1]

Never heard of? The majority of people subscribing to this channel have a passion for following Olympic History and will have heard of him. Great footage though :)

[@Griff10poldi]

He was even on the Finnish 10 markka money, unfortunately not used anymore since Finland switched to Euro

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I’ve known about him for years 👍👍👍

[@chickenfried12]

Absolute madlad

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Sisu. ❤ from 🇸🇪

[@DitzyNizzy2009]

"Never heard of [him]"? I've known about him for quite some time, and learnt of his big achievements in the run-up to London 2012.

[@francisnguyen6349]

King of the distance Finland 🇫🇮

[@worldorthoorthopaedicsurge6147]

He wad an extraordinary athlete.

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Suomi mainittu 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

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The suomi legend !

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There's a statue.

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പാവോ നൂർമി

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I lived in Wyoming

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Look up Lasse Viren.

[@kewell2595]

I think theres nobody interested in the Olympics who never heard of Paavo Nurmi...

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Олимпиада утерала смысл без одной из сильнейших сборных без сборной России.

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The Flying Finn is Mika Häkkinen