Nurmi

[ nur-mee; Finnish noor-mi ]

noun

1. Paa·vo Jo·han·nes [pah, -vaw , yaw, -hahn-nes], 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.

Nurmi

/ ˈnɜːmɪ; ˈnurmi /

noun

1. NurmiPaavo18971973MFinnishSPORT AND GAMES: runner Paavo (ˈpɑːvɔ), known as The Flying Finn. 1897–1973, Finnish runner, winner of the 1500, 5000, and 10 000 metres' races at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris

Example Sentences

Nurmi was so infuriated that while the Olympic race was in progress, he went to the training track and ran a solo 10,000m, faster than his team-mate Ville Ritola’s gold medal time in the stadium.

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