"long-distance track event"

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given... More

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From Finland long-distance track event turku Multiple Olympic gold medalist Middle distance track event Paavo Johannes Nurmi

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Haile Gebrselassie male

Haile Gebrselassie is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. He is... More

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Olympic gold medalist From Ethiopia long-distance track event Athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics road running ethiopian

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Hannes Kolehmainen male, deceased

Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (December 9, 1889 - January 11, 1966) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He is considered to be the first of a... More

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long-distance long-distance track event Multiple Olympic gold medalist cross country World War I Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen

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Daniel Komen male

Daniel Kipngetich Komen is a Kenyan middle and long distance runner. He is the first and only man to achieve back-to-back sub-four minute miles, as... More

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Moses Kiptanui male

Moses Kiptanui (born October 1, 1970 in Marakwet District, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3,000 m steeplechase in... More

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steeplechase IAAF World Champion Athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics long-distance track event Middle distance track event Middle distance runner

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Ville Ritola male, deceased

Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was... More

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From Finland 1924 Summer Olympics long-distance track event world record Multiple Olympic gold medalist Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola

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Ingrid Kristiansen female

Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen (born March 21, 1956 in Trondheim, Norway), was one of the best female long distance runners in the second half o... More

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long distance runner New York City Marathon world record Olympic competitor for Norway long-distance track event 1987 World Championships in Athletics

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Elvan Abeylegesse female

Elvan Abeylegesse (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish)) (born September 11, 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish woman... More

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long-distance track event Middle distance track event Amharic iaaf 2 miles 10000 m

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Derartu Tulu female

Derartu Tulu (born March 21, 1972) is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete. She was born in the same village Bokoji in Arsi... More

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world record Athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics long-distance track event road running Bokoji athlete

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Emil Zátopek male, deceased

Emil Zátopek (September 19, 1922 - November 22, 2000) was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning three gold medals in a... More

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1952 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak athlete long-distance track event Multiple Olympic gold medalist Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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