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Paavo Nurmi
Born: Jun 13, 1897
Finland
800 m
Personal Best:   1.56.3  Kuopio  Aug 18, 1923
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1923 1.56.3 20 Kuopio Aug 18
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1500 m
Personal Best:   3.52.6  Helsinki  Jun 19, 1924
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1920 4.05.5 14 Helsinki Jul 4
1921 3.59.1 1 Stockholm Jul 10
1922 3.59.8 1 Helsinki Sep 17
1923 3.53.0 1 Stockholm Aug 23
1924 3.52.6 1 Helsinki Jun 19
1926 3.52.8 3 Berlin Sep 11
1927 3.57.7 6 Helsinki Aug 14
1928 3.57.3 12 Helsinki Jul 07
1933 3.55.8 13 Turku Aug 06
Year Result Place
1924 (Olympic) 3.53.6 1
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
  3.53.0 Stockholm Aug 23, 1923
3.52.6 Helsinki Jun 19, 1924
World Indoor Records
  3.56.2 New York Jan 06, 1925
1 Mile
Personal Best:   4.10.4  Stockholm  Aug 23, 1923
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1920 4.27.2 12 Turku Sep 25
1921 4.13.9 2 Stockholm Jul 10
1922 4.19.1 4 Turku Aug 26
1923 4.10.4 1 Stockholm Aug 23
1925 4.15.2 1 Cambridge, Ma May 22
1926 4.11.9 1 Stockholm Jul 12
Indoor Results
(better than outdoor result for the same year)
1929 4.18.4 New York Feb 09
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World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
4.10.4 Stockholm Aug 23, 1923
World Indoor Records
  4.13.6 New York Jan 06, 1925
  4.12.0 Buffalo Mar 07, 1925
5000 m
Personal Best:   14.28.4  Helsinki  Jun 19, 1924
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1917 15.47.4 20 Turku Aug 27
1918 15.50.7 18 Helsinki Aug 31
1919 15.31.5 11 Helsinki Sep 19
1920 15.00.0 2 Antwerpen Aug 17
1921 14.53.8 1 Göteborg May 22
1922 14.35.4 1 Stockholm Sep 12
1923 14.39.9 1 Stockholm Aug 24
1924 14.28.4 1 Helsinki Jun 19
1925 14.50.2 2 Turku Aug 27
1926 14.34.0 1 Wien Sep 21
1927 14.54.4 2 Turku Aug 20
1928 14.40.0 3 Amsterdam Aug 3
1929 14.55.4 4 Colombes Sep 29
1930 14.40.8 1 Helsinki Aug 27
1931 14.47.6 5 Berlin Oct 1
1933 14.46.6 8 Oulu Sep 3
Year Result Place
1920 (Olympic) 15.00.0 2
1924 (Olympic) 14.31.2 1
1928 (Olympic) 14.40.0 2
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
14.35.4 Stockholm Sep 12, 1922
14.28.4 Helsinki Jun 19, 1924
10000 m
Personal Best:   30.06.2  Kuopio  Aug 31, 1924
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1918 33.22.0 15 Turku
1919 32.56.0 7 Turku Sep 14
1920 31.45.8 2 Antwerpen Aug 20
1921 30.40.2 1 Stockholm Jun 22
1923 31.51.0 4 Joensuu Sep 9
1924 30.06.2 1 Kuopio Aug 31
1925 30.40.2 1 Helsinki Sep 6
1926 31.12.2 1 Tampere Aug 15
1928 30.18.8 1 Amsterdam Jul 29
1930 31.04.6 1 Tampere Aug 17
1931 30.50.6 1 Stockholm Aug 30
1932 30.41.0 4 Turku May 27
1933 31.33.0 8 Viipuri Sep 24
1934 31.39.2 11 Viipuri Sep 16
Year Result Place
1920 (Olympic) 31.45.8 1
1928 (Olympic) 30.18.8 1
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
30.40.2 Stockholm Jun 22, 1921
30.06.2 Kuopio Aug 31, 1924
3000 m Steeplechase
Personal Best:   9.31.2  Amsterdam  Aug 4, 1928
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1922 9.54.8 3 Tampere Jun 22
1928 9.31.2 2 Amsterdam Aug 4
Year Result Place
1928 (Olympic) 9.31.2 2
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