Smiling Finn

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Smiling Finn was the nickname of Finnish long-distance running legend Hannes Kolehmainen, one of the early stars of Olympic athletics in the 1910s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
activeInPeriod 1910s
associatedWithEvent 1912 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1920 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Finland NERFINISHED
Helsinki NERFINISHED
Kuopio NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Finland
givenToBy sports journalists
hasAchievement Olympic bronze medal
Olympic silver medal
multiple Olympic gold medals
world records in long-distance running
hasCharacteristic smiling demeanor while competing
hasGender male
hasHeritage Finnish
hasLanguage Finnish
hasNotableWork performances in Olympic long-distance events
hasReputation one of the greatest early Olympic runners
pioneer of Finnish long-distance running success
hasStyle front-running racing style
influenced Paavo Nurmi NERFINISHED
later generations of Finnish distance runners
memberOf Finnish national athletics team NERFINISHED
notableFor Olympic long-distance running achievements
being one of the early stars of Olympic athletics in the 1910s
success at the 1912 Summer Olympics
occupation Olympic athlete
long-distance runner
partOf history of Finnish distance running
refersTo Hannes Kolehmainen NERFINISHED
sport athletics
long-distance running
usedIn Finnish sports history
Olympic history literature
sports media

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Hannes Kolehmainen nickname Smiling Finn