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Paavo Nurmi

Ex-athlete Steve Cram nominates champion runner ‘The Flying Finn’, Paavo Nurmi for greatness. With Matthew Parris. From 2008.

‘The Jarrow Arrow’, former world class athlete now sports commentator Steve Cram, nominates the multiple Olympic Gold-winning ‘The Flying Finn, Paavo Nurmi, to enter the hall of Great Lives.

Presented by Matthew Parris with sports historian and statistician Richard Hymans.

Producer: John Byrne

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

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  • Tue 15 Apr 200816:30
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