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	Hannes Kolehmainen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (December 9, 1889 – January 11, 1966) was a Finnish long-distance runner.
		Kolehmainen, from a sportive family from Kuopio (his brothers Willy and Tatu were also strong long distance runners), was one of the stars of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, winning three gold medals.
		Kolehmainen's sportive career was interrupted by the First World War, but he remained an athlete to be reckoned with, although his specialty had now shifted to the longer distances, especially the marathon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hannes_Kolehmainen (326 words)

	Lasse Virén - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lasse Virén (born July 22, 1949) is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Myrskylä, Finland, Lasse Virén recaptured the image of the "Flying Finns" promulgated by runners like Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi, and Ville Ritola in the 1920s.
		He became the fourth athlete to win both events in the same Olympics, joining Hannes Kolehmainen (1912), Emil Zátopek (1952), Volodymyr Kuts (1956) and, after them, as a fifth (and last) Miruts Yifter (1980).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lasse_Vir%C3%A9n (616 words)

	Hannes Kolehmainen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Johannes Petteri "Hannes" Kolehmainen (December 9, 1889 – January 11, 1966) was a Finnish The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
		Kolehmainen, from a sportive family from Kuopio Kuopio is a finnish city located in the province of eastern finland and the region of northern savonia....
		By then, Kolehmainen had found a worthy successor in Paavo Nurmi Paavo nurmi (june 13, 1897 - october 2, 1973) was a finnish runningrunner....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /h/hannes_kolehmainen (960 words)

	Hannes Kolehmainen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Hannes Kolehmainen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Johannes Petteri "Hannes" Kolehmainen (December 9, 1889 – January 11, 1966) was a Finnish long-distance runner.
		Hannes Kolehmainen, 1889 births, 1966 deaths, Finnish athletes and Long-distance runners.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hannes_Kolehmainen (351 words)

	1952 Summer Olympics
		Helsinki had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Amsterdam and five American cities.
		To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen[?].
		For the first time in history, a team from the Soviet Union participated in the Olympics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1952_Summer_Olympics.html (157 words)

	Life story - Paavo Nurmi Centennial pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Paavo Nurmi was born on the 13th of July, 1897, at Turku, a port town on the southwestern coast of Finland.
		He wanted to defend his title in the 10 000 metres, but his greatest ambition was to crown his career with a gold medal in the Olympic marathon, as Hannes Kolehmainen had done in 1920.
		After Paavo Nurmi had kindled the flame in the bowl the torch was taken to the tower of the Olympic Stadium, were another flame was lit by another Olympic hero, Hannes Kolehmainen.
	www.urheilumuseo.org /paavonurmi/life.htm (1830 words)

	Athletic Relations Between the United States and Finland
		It is said that V. Lundström, Finland's pioneer miler, delved into American athletic literature during his running career in 1904-1906, but it was not until Lauri Pihkala, Finland's authority on field and track events, visited the States in 1907 that direct and effectual relations were established.
		In 1910 William Kolehmainen, elder brother of Hannes Kolehmainen, visited the United States where he successfully competed in professional running competitions.
		In 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen himself, the hero of the Stockholm Olympic Games, arrived in the States and over a period of eight years set up new American records and won several national championships in medium and long distances.
	www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article422e.htm (956 words)

	Hannes Kolehmainen: the Flying Finn - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Even if he became less well-known than his compatriot Paavo Nurmi, the Finn Hannes Kolehmainen created his own niche in Olympic history with a tally of four Gold medals, three of which were obtained in middle distance events during the Stockholm Games in 1912.
		Forty-eight hours later, he recorded a time of 15:34.6 in the preliminary rounds of the 5000m, but was not as quick as France's Jean Bouin, who succeeded in recording a new Olympic record with a time of 15:05.
		Twenty-five metres from the finish line, the Finn, encouraged by the public, made a move, which the Marseille athlete was unable to counter, and Kolehmainen won his second gold medal.
	sify.com /sports/olympics/fullstory.php?id=13518172 (372 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Games also benefited from the use of electric timing devices and a public address system which were first used at these Olympic Games.
		Jim Thorpe and Hannes Kolehmainen made a big impression during the 1912 Olympics.
		King Gustav said to Thorpe, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Thorpe answered, "Thanks, King." Finland's Hannes Kolehmainen, one of the "Flying Finns," won three gold medals from the 5,000-meter race (made world record time), the 10,000-meter race, and the 8,000-meter cross-country run.
	www.n7cluster.net /~benjamin.adss/iml/history6.htm (165 words)

	SPORTS: The Little Giant of the Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first of the great Finnish runners was the hero of the Stockholm (1912) and Antwerp (1920) games Hannes Kolehmainen.
		"Smiling Hannes", as he was nicknamed, was an inspirational figure who, as the saying goes, "ran Finland onto the world map".
		The next to bear the standard onwards on the trail blazed by Kolehmainen was Paavo Nurmi, the "Flying Finn" and the greatest long-distance runner of them all.
	www.publiscan.fi /sp03e-7.htm (860 words)

	1912 Olympics
		The belligerence of 1908 was replaced with benevolence four years later, as Sweden provided a well-organized and pleasant haven for the troubled Games.
		Thorpe, a 24-year-old American Indian who was a two-time consensus All-America football player at Carlisle (Pa.) Institute, won the two most demanding events in track and field–the pentathlon and decathlon.
		Kolehmainen, a 22-year-old Finnish vegetarian, ran away with three distance events being run for the first time–the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races and the 12,000-meter cross-country run.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0114419.html (396 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Kolehmainen
		It also closed a chapter in the history of track and field which began with the greats Hannes Kolehmainen and Paavo Nurmi in the Twenties.
		With one assist each were Daniel Smith, Matt Kolehmainen, Ryan Phillips, Joe Marut and Tony Garcia.
		The Nguyen brothers, Dingess and Eric Stribny were first (2:03.00), and Manning, Zach Kolehmainen, Tom Smith and Jeff Watson were second (2:10.59).
	nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/K/Kolehmainen.shtml (90 words)

	Viren, Lasse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		10,000-Meter Run - 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland 31:20.80 1920 Paavo Nurmi, Finland 31:45.80 1924 Willie Ritola,...
		5,000-Meter Run - 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland 14:36.60 1920 Joseph Guillemot, France 14:55.60 1024 Paavo Nurmi,...
		10,000 meters - 10,000 meters Year Time 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN 31:20.8 1920 Paavo Nurmi, FIN 31:45.8 1924...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0200641.html (107 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Norway vs. U. S. -- Jan. 14, 1924
		Both Norway and the U. claim her for their respective Olympic tennis teams.
		Precedent is cited: Hannes Kolehmainen, distance runner, American citizen, returned to his native Finland under whose colors he competed in the 1920 Olympics.
		Mallory is said unofficially to have stated her preference for the red, the white and the blue, she refused to go on record.
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,717455,00.html (322 words)

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