Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi, Finland, Winning the 5,000-meter race. Ritole finishes second, one yard behind Nurmi. Nurmi is called Wonder Man of the...
Paavo "The Flying Finn" Nurmi set world records for most of the middle and long distance races. However, he was not allowed to compete in 1932.
Finnish athlete and from 1920 to 1928 winner of nine gold medals at the Olympics: Paavo Nurmi . About 1928. Photograph. Der finnische Leichtathlet...
Antwerp Olympics: Paavo Nurmi of Finland finishing first in 10,000 metre race and running mate Maccario of Italy who finished fourth on the shoulders...
Paavo Nurmi of Finland crosses the finish line in first place to win the gold medal in the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the...
Paavo Nurmi In Action During The 15,000 Meter Running Event Of The 1924 Olympic Games At Paris. He Was One Of The Four Athletes To Win Nine Gold...
Finnish athlete and from 1920 to 1928 winner of nine gold medals at the Olympics Paavo Nurmi tested his time with his clock at a race in Dallas ....
Finnish athlete and from 1920 to 1928 winner of nine gold medals at the Olympics Paavo Nurmi in an interview with a sound film camera. About 1928....
Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi ahead of Finnish athlete Edvin Wide with Finnish athlete Ville Ritola bringing up the rear of the chasing pack, in the...
Finnish runners Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi, 1928. Ritola won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals. Nurmi won nine gold and...
Left to right Duke Kahanamoku, Amelia Earhart, Paavo Nurmi, Douglas Fairbanks and Arthur Jonath at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi - 1920 to 1928 winner of nine gold medals at the Olympics - in a race over 3000 yards at Brooklyn College / New York....
Paavo Nurmi of Finland winner of the Men's 10,000m, stands on the field during the VII Olympic Games on April 20, 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Finnish athletes Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi , and Edvin Wide of Sweden in the 10,000 metre race at the Amsterdam Olympics
Paavo Nurmi of Finland winning one of the nine gold medals during the VII Olympic Games on April 20, 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
This photo shows the start of the final 1500 meters event, which was won by that wonderful Finn, Paavo Nurmi, who is third from left. The Finn set a...
Nurmi, Paavo - Sportsman, FIN *13.06.1897-+ Athlete, runner Potrait in a stadion, during a competition - 1926 - Photographer: Walter Gircke Vintage...
Famous Finnish athelete Paavo Nurmi sits trackside as his compatriot Viljo Heino trains for the six-mile run, in the British Games at White City,...
Paavo Nurmi of Finland crosses the finish line to win a race at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. In the history of athletics no man has taken so many...
Paris, France- The victorious Finnish team poses before the start of the Olympic cross-country race. Pictured are: V.J. Sipila; E.E. Berg; V. Ritola,...
Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi, of Finland, shown leading Willie Ritola, of Finland, in the 5,000-meter race.
Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, a former gold medalist, lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games, Helsinki,...
1500m-Lauf, Finale:Zieleinlauf: Paavo Nurmi geht alsErster nach 3:53,6 min durch das Ziel undwird Olympiasieger. Im Hintergrund stehendie...
Championships at Stamford Bridge, London. Paavo Nurmi , who won nine Olympic Gold Medals and set 22 official world records.
Athlete, runner, sportsman, Finland Potrait in a stadion, during a competition Vintage property of ullstein bild
Paavo Nurmi, the 'Flying Finn' in an attempt to break his own four mile world record of 19 minutes, 15.6 seconds, at the annual Stamford Bridge meet,...
Wide, Sweden, leading Willie Ritola, Finland and Paavo Nurmi, Finland in early stages of 5,000 meters.
Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi of Finland poses with Fairbanks at the Paris Olympic Games. Nurmi came through as expected, outracing a fine field to win...
Helsinki, Finland- Finland's Paavo Nurmi lights the 1952 Olympic fire with the tourch he carried into the Helsinki Stadium, July 19, to officially...
Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola of Finland in the lead for the Finland team to finish in first place in semifinal 1 of the Men's 3000 metres team race...
Olympic Games, Amsterdam, Holland, Men's 10000 Metres, Finland's Ville Ritola leads teammate Paavo Nurmi during the race, Ritola finished second to...
Princeton, NJ- Henry Nielsen, Danish runner who broke Paavo Nurmi's world 3000 meter record last year, by five seconds, was photographed in Palmer...
Finnish runner Ville Ritola leads his countryman Paavo Nurmi in the 10,000 meter race in the 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928....
Paris, France- Finnish athletes Willie Ritola and Paavo Nurmi pose at Colombes Stadium, during the 1924 Olympic Games.
Paris, France- Winner Paavo Nurmi of Finland takes the last wall in the 10,000 meter Olympic cross-country.
Nurmi, Paavo *13.06.1897-+Leichtathlet Läufer Finnland- stellt bei einem Sportfest in Berlineinem neuen Weltrekord über 3000 m auf- 1926
Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi finishing a heat in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Amsterdam olympics. He is keeping pace with the French athlete...
Paavo Nurmi running in the four miles invitation record race at Stamford Bridge, 25th May 1931. He failed to beat the record by fifteen seconds.
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Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn, as he was about to pass German runner Max Danz in the 10,000 meter run at the Berlin Sports Club, Berlin, Germany, 1931.
Paavo Nurmi, the famous Finnish runner, is shown training in Army formation that will oppose the Russians. He is instructing one of the men in rifle...
Paavo Nurmi, famous Finnish distance runner and his protege Taisto Maki, middle distance running champion, get some idea of the speed of New York...
Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi of Finland prepares to take the lead at the finish of the 3,000 meter Olympic race.
Princeton, NJ- Henry Nielsen, Danish runner who broke Paavo Nurmi's world 3000 meter record last year, by five seconds, was photographed in Palmer...
Paavo Nurmi brings Olympic Flame to Opening Ceremony. Helsinki: Paavo Nurmi sprints round the track at the Olympic Stadium here with Olympic flame,...
Sport, Athletics, 1920 Olympic Games, Antwerp, Belgium, Mens 10000 metres, Finland's Paavo Nurmi, who won the Gold medal at the Antwerp Olympics and...
Sport, Athletics, pic: circa 1920's, Paavo Nurmi, Finland who won 9 Olympic gold medals, including the 10000 metres gold in 1920 and 1928, the 1500...
Finland : Nurmi, Paavo - Sportsman, athlete, Finnland *13.06.1897-+in the sauna of the finish Olympic trainingscamp - Photographer: Max Ehlert-...
