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Running into history Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Half and 10k

06 April 2012, 7am

Distance Running 2012 Edition 2 > Running into history > In the footsteps of a legend

The 21st edition of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon takes place on 30 June 2012, commemorating the much earlier feats of the “Flying Finn” in the 1920s. Paavo Nurmi won nine gold and three silver medals in the Olympic Games held in Antwerp in 1920, Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.

In the footsteps of a legend

by Jari Salonen

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