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1941:Weight throw
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1859:Hammer throw
1854:Discus throw
1833:Steeplechase
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953:Gaston Heuet
930:August Fager
922:Earl Johnson
899:Ville Ritola
855:Eric Backman
828:James Wilson
776:1920 Antwerp
438:Earl Johnson
419:Ville Ritola
349:Eric Backman
313:1920 Antwerp
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117:Flying Finns
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110:extreme heat
106:winter sport
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1884:Triple jump
1005:Paavo Nurmi
895:Paavo Nurmi
801:Paavo Nurmi
494:Paavo Nurmi
400:Paavo Nurmi
330:Paavo Nurmi
206:French Alps
143:Paul Tergat
129:gold medals
125:Paavo Nurmi
2013:Categories
1931:Team races
1869:Pole vault
1303:References
870:1924 Paris
383:1924 Paris
221:Individual
188:, but the
176:President
68:Years held
1936:60 metres
1879:Long jump
1874:High jump
1073:1920–1924
1027:1920–1924
981:Olympics
516:1920–1924
470:Olympics
163:athletics
54:Athletics
1905:Marathon
1849:Shot put
1808:10,000 m
1589:Editions
1327:Specific
975:Athlete
711:John Eke
464:Athlete
298:John Eke
45:Overview
1988:Records
1919:Defunct
1489:Summary
1477:at the
1129:Finland
1111:Bronze
1108:Silver
1102:Nation
1065:Finland
1019:Finland
990:Bronze
987:Silver
978:Nation
887:Finland
875:details
793:Finland
781:details
726:Finland
687:details
676:Bronze
673:Silver
572:Finland
554:Bronze
551:Silver
545:Nation
508:Finland
479:Bronze
476:Silver
467:Nation
388:details
318:details
248:details
237:Bronze
234:Silver
88:at the
25:at the
1993:Venues
1893:Others
1803:5000 m
1798:1500 m
1764:Events
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157:. The
60:Gender
1981:women
1842:Field
1793:800 m
1788:400 m
1783:200 m
1778:100 m
1771:Track
1281:Notes
1261:(FRA)
1229:(USA)
1197:(GBR)
1165:(SWE)
1133:(FIN)
1105:Gold
1099:Rank
1069:(FIN)
1023:(FIN)
984:Gold
972:Rank
945:(FRA)
918:(USA)
891:(FIN)
851:(SWE)
824:(GBR)
797:(FIN)
757:(GBR)
730:(FIN)
703:(SWE)
670:Gold
640:(USA)
608:(SWE)
576:(FIN)
548:Gold
542:Rank
512:(FIN)
473:Gold
461:Rank
231:Gold
186:Paris
71:Men:
50:Sport
1746:2024
1741:2020
1736:2016
1731:2012
1726:2008
1721:2004
1716:2000
1711:1996
1706:1992
1701:1988
1696:1984
1691:1980
1686:1976
1681:1972
1676:1968
1671:1964
1666:1960
1661:1956
1656:1952
1651:1948
1646:1936
1641:1932
1636:1928
1631:1924
1626:1920
1621:1912
1616:1908
1606:1904
1601:1900
1596:1896
1540:1924
1535:1920
1530:1912
1514:1924
1509:1920
1504:1912
1286:The
660:Team
208:and
202:2034
200:and
198:2030
161:and
141:and
77:1924
73:1912
1976:men
1387:.
444:USA
425:FIN
406:FIN
374:FIN
355:SWE
336:FIN
304:SWE
285:SWE
266:FIN
190:IOC
184:in
63:Men
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