paavo nurmi

Question 1

olympic dominance

Answer 1

thought of for athletes like michael phelps, who continuously win medals over an extended period of time

Question 2

paavo nurmi career accomplishments

Answer 2

9 gold and 3 silver
- 1920, 1924 paris, and 1928 olympics
- 5 gold across 6 days in paris
- 2 races in same day, 2hrs apart

11 world records

Question 3

1932 olympics

Answer 3

1932 LA olympics

wanted final marathon, but banned by IAAF president sigfrid edstrom bcs amateurism violations

other countries i.e. canada impacted

Question 4

IAAF

Answer 4

international amateur athletics federation

track and field body

Question 5

paavo nurmi’s early years

Answer 5

born in finland to working class family
- traveled to school via cross country skiis
- left school after father’s death to enter workforce

mandatory military service: easily jogged march w rifle, backpack

Question 6

allen guttmann

Answer 6

says nurmi’s reclusive manner impressed spectators

reserved, trained w stopwatch, mechanical

ppl couldn’t explain his success…finnish toughness, race, diet

Question 7

split times

Answer 7

helped understand what time was needed to achieve and maintain pace

Question 8

amateurism

Answer 8

effort from british elites to segregate sport from the working class

industrialization inc opportunities for working class to engage in sport
- inc machinery and mass production, technology, standardized spaces

working class athletes needed compensation for their time off work dedicated to training

Question 9

broken time payments

Answer 9

employers gave athlete workers payments for “working” while they really trained

Question 10

age of the shamateur

Answer 10

broken time payments

shame employment arrangements fueled by ^^

professional coaches

appearance fees: compensation for competing

represented illicit money in eyes of amateurism upholders

Question 11

1924/1925 US tour

Answer 11

nurmi went on exhibition tour, produced $1 million

similar to barnstorming, except nurmi was an AMATEUR, not professional

Question 12

hugo quist

Answer 12

nurmi’s manager, chairman of finnish american athletic club

rumours that quist demanded large appearance fees for nurmi

Question 13

james e sullivan

Answer 13

exec w/in american athletic union

said nurmi asked highest price of any athlete

Question 14

laurie pihkala

Answer 14

finnish journalist

nurmi returning to US in 1929, pihkala reached out to future IOC pres avery brundage

concerned that nurmi would be barred from 1932 olympics, asked brundage to prevent him from overstepping

brundage said sigfrid edstrom’s mind was set

Question 15

avery brundgae

Answer 15

future IOC pres

Question 16

sigfrid edstrom

Answer 16

IAAF president

after he barred nurmi from 1932 olympics, finnish boycott of his company

said nurmi was an example…needed to prevent his ideology from spreading and ruining amateurism

Question 17

hippodroning

Answer 17

barnstorming tour for track and field athletes

Question 18

sifan hassan

Answer 18

ethiopian born dutch runner, in question to rivaling nurmi’s success

3 races in tokyo w 2 gold

marathon gold in paris after 2 bronze medal races

Question 19

amateurism in canada

Answer 19

canada withdrew from 1972 and 1976 olympic games
- 1972 summit series
- state amatuers vs professionals

amateurism removed from olympic charter 1973

trust funds introduced

juan antonio samaranch and TOP: gave ISFs independence to determine eligbility of pro athletes