Paavo Nurmi Stadium (Finnish: Paavo Nurmen stadion, Swedish: Paavo Nurmis stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born runner Paavo Nurmi. Twenty athletics world records have been set at the stadium.[1] John Landy broke the world records for the 1,500 m and the mile (1954), Nurmi for the 3,000 m (1922), Emil Zátopek (1950) and Ron Clarke (1965) for the 10,000 m, Viljo Heino for the one-hour run (1945) and the 20 km (1949), Matti Järvinen for the javelin throw (1932) and Charles Hoff for the pole vault (1925).[1]
.jpg) 2011 Finnish Championships in Athletics at Paavo Nurmi Stadium | |
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| Location | Turku, Finland |
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| Coordinates | 60°26′33″N 022°15′39″E / 60.44250°N 22.26083°E |
| Owner | City of Turku |
| Operator | City of Turku |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1890s |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Website | |
| www.turku.fi/... | |
Paavo Nurmi Games, a track and field meet, is held at the stadium annually.
References edit
- ^ a b Rimpiläinen, Tuomas (6 October 2010). "Turkuun pystytettiin kirjoitusvirheitä pursuava muistomerkki". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 September 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Paavo Nurmi Stadium at Wikimedia Commons- Stadium records
- City of Turku – Paavo Nurmi Stadium
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