composed by Tuomas Kantelinen, debuted at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2000. In a 2005 episode of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns brags that he once outraced Nurmi in his antique motorcar. The NURMI Study, which aims to compare the athletic performance of vegetarian and vegan athletes to those with omnivorous diets, is named in honour of Paavo Nurmi. Career summary (1920–34) Seasons The starts figure excludes heats, handicap races, relays, and events where Nurmi raced alone against relay teams. Events The starts figure excludes heats, handicap races, relays, and events where Nurmi raced alone against relay teams. Olympics World records IAAF-ratified Unofficial See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic medalists List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games References Bibliography External links 1897 births 1973 deaths Sportspeople from Turku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Finnish male long-distance runners Finnish male middle-distance runners Finnish male steeplechase runners Finnish male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland World record setters in athletics (track and field) Olympic cauldron lighters Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic male steeplechase runners Finnish Army personnel