Flying Finn
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Flying Finn is the famous nickname of Finnish middle- and long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi, one of the most dominant athletes in Olympic history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flying Finn canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | early 20th century athletics ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Turku
ⓘ
surface form:
Turku, Finland
|
| countryOfAssociation | Finland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-10-02 ⓘ |
| discipline |
long-distance running
ⓘ
long-distance running ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ |
| era | interwar period athletics ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Paavo Nurmi statue in Helsinki ⓘ |
| honor | Olympic cauldron lighter at 1952 Helsinki Olympics ⓘ |
| influenced | training methods in distance running ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Finnish sporting excellence ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Team Finland at the Olympic Games
ⓘ
surface form:
Finland Olympic athletics team
|
| movement | Flying Finns tradition in Finnish distance running ⓘ |
| nationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| nickname | Flying Finn self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time
ⓘ
set numerous world records in middle- and long-distance events ⓘ |
| notableFor | Olympic success ⓘ |
| occupation | athlete ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedals | 9 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedals | 3 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1920 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
Summer Olympics 1924 ⓘ
surface form:
1924 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Turku
ⓘ
surface form:
Turku, Finland
|
| placeOfDeath |
Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki, Finland
|
| recordHeld | multiple world records from 1500 m to 20 km ⓘ |
| refersTo | Paavo Nurmi ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
athletics ⓘ |
| style | even-paced running ⓘ |
| trainingApproach | scientific and systematic distance training ⓘ |
| usedFor | Finnish runners with exceptional speed and endurance ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Paavo Nurmi