Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

male, deceased (1973)
Middle distance runner, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long-distance runner…long distance, Middle distance track event, long-distance trackevent
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...
Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie

male, 36 years old
Olympic gold medalist, From Ethiopia, Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Arsi Province, long distance track, long-distance trackevent…long-distance runner, Middle distance runner
Haile Gebrselassie is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia. He is...
Hannes Kolehmainen

Hannes Kolehmainen

male, deceased (1966)
Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long-distance runner, World War I, cross country, Athlete at the 1912 Summer Olympics…long-distance, long-distance trackevent
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...
Daniel Komen

Daniel Komen

male, 33 years old
Feb 6, long-distance trackevent, long distance runner, Middle distance track event, middle, four minute mile…track and field, long-distance runner, Middle distance runner
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...
Moses Kiptanui

Moses Kiptanui

male, 39 years old
Middle distance runner, 1992 Summer Olympics, Middle distance track event, 1996 Summer Olympics, Olympic competitor for Kenya, long-distance trackevent…long-distance runner, long distance
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...
Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, world record, Finnish, long-distance runner…long-distance trackevent, long distance events
Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was...
Ingrid Kristiansen

Ingrid Kristiansen

female, 53 years old
norwegian, New York City Marathon, World Champion, 1987 World Championships in Athletics, Olympic competitor for Norway, Chicago Marathon…long-distance trackevent, long distance runner, long-distance runner
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...
Elvan Abeylegesse

Elvan Abeylegesse

female, 27 years old
Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, triple jump, 1500 m, long-distance trackevent, Amharic, 5000 m…long distance track and field, Middle distance track event, Middle distance runner, long-distance runner
Elvan Abeylegesse (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish)) (born September 11, 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish woman...
Derartu Tulu

Derartu Tulu

female, 37 years old
Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Arsi Province, long distance track, New York Marathon, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, long-distance trackevent…long-distance runner
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...

Emil Zátopek

male, deceased (2000)
Czechoslovak athlete, 1952 Summer Olympics, athlete, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Athlete at the 1948 Summer Olympics…long-distance runner, long-distance trackevent, long distance running
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...