1740 Paavo Nurmi, provisional designation 1939 UA, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on 18 October 1939.
The asteroid has a F-type spectrum, a rare subtype of the common carbonaceous asteroids of the outer main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.9AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,415 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is tilted by 2 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. Little is known about the asteroids size, albedo and rotation period, despite having a well-observed orbit with the lowest possible uncertainty parameter of "0" and an observation arc that spans over a period of more than 75 years.
It is named for famed Turku-born Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, also known as The Flying Finn, who won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 official world records at distances between 1,500 metres and 20 kilometres.
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈpɑːʋo ˈnurmi]; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnishmiddle- and long-distance runner. He was nicknamed the "Flying Finn" as he dominated distance running in the early 20th century. Nurmi set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 metres and 20kilometres, and won nine gold and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Olympic Games. At his peak, Nurmi was undefeated at distances from 800 m upwards for 121 races. Throughout his 14-year career, he remained unbeaten in cross country events and the 10,000 m.
Born into a working-class family, Nurmi left school at 12 to provide for his family. In 1912, he was inspired by the Olympic feats of Hannes Kolehmainen and began developing a strict training program. Nurmi started to flourish during his military service, setting national records en route to his international debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics. After a silver medal in the 5000 m, he took gold in the 10,000 m and the cross country events. In 1923, Nurmi became the first, and so far only, runner to hold the world record in the mile, the 5000 m and the 10,000 m races at the same time. He went on to set new world records for the 1500 m and the 5000 m with just an hour between the races, and take gold medals in the distances in less than two hours at the 1924 Olympics. Seemingly untouched by the Paris heat wave, Nurmi won all his races and returned home with five gold medals (the first athlete to ever do so at a single Olympics), but embittered, as Finnish officials had refused to enter him for the 10,000 m.
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... short of Jakub Vadlejch, Paris Olympics, Lausanne DL and the DL Final — to go with top finishes at the Paavo Nurmi Games and the Federation Cup, his first post-Tokyo Games domestic appearance.
A hundred years on from Paavo Nurmi’s five golds in Paris, the 2024 Games got the athletics hero they had been waiting for in Hassan, who became the first since CzechEmil Zatopek in 1952 to medal in those three events ... Every step of the way ... Reuters .
You just knew he’d do it. Because he is that good ... (PTI) ... Step up he did ... The other two — the season opener at the DohaDiamond League and the Paavo Nurmi Games in June — had been spaced out and the adductor issue had to be carefully looked after ... ....
Noah Lyles earned a thrilling win in the 100m dash at the 2024 Olympics... MORE ... He's tied with Finland's Paavo Nurmi with the most Olympic gold medals for a male track athlete with nine and trails the Fin by just two medals in the total count overall ... .
Paris [France], August 8 (ANI) ...Everyone in the village is happy and waiting for his match..."Chopra won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw competition at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 athletics meet in Turku, Finland, earlier in June ... (ANI) .
The season has seen Chopra carefully picking his events -- he has competed in only three events this year, the last being Paavo Nurmi Games two months back -- and skipping the Ostrava Golden Spike...
It's time for India to rally behind its biggest medal hope at the Paris Olympics...Warming up for the Paris Olympics with a gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games, Neeraj produced a throw of 85.97m to bag the top honour. ALSO READ ... Who is Neeraj's top rival? ... ....
Running as a sport was new to him, but it stirred something in the competitive Johnson... The race was won by the acclaimed Paavo Nurmi, of Finland, one of a record five gold medals the “Flying Finn” captured in the ’24 Games ... Retro.
