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Nykänen was eight years old when his father took him to a ski jumping venue for the first time. It quickly became his passion. "The only thing I wanted was to jump. And to jump and to jump," Nykänen says in Matti: The Biography of Matti Nykänen. He took part in his first competition at eleven - and won it.
15 de ago. de 2020 · Nurmi was part of a talented group of Finnish athletes who were nicknamed the ‘Flying Finns’. He made his Olympic debut at the 1920 Antwerp Games. He took the competition by storm winning gold medals in the 10,000m, the cross-country individual and team event. He also claimed a silver in the 5,000m. At the 1924 Paris Games, Nurmi made ...
He first triumphed in the 16.000 mile London-Mexico World Cup Rally in 1970 and then, as the first non-African, conquered the Safari Rally, which still ran through three countries in 1972. Markku Alén joined the ranks of factory drivers in 1974 and went on to collect what was known as the FIA Cup for Drivers, one year before a similar feat would have been acknowledged as an official world title.
13 de sept. de 2018 · The Nordic country has a history of breeding some of the world’s best rally drivers. The first “flying Finn” was Timo Mäkinen – no relation to Tommi – who dominated the sport during the ...
1 de nov. de 2020 · On 10 July, in sweltering heat, Nurmi set out on his unprecedented quest to win two Olympic golds on the same day. In the first 800m of the 1,500m final, he was running three seconds faster than his own world record. He cruised to victory after his nearest rival surrendered his challenge at the end of the penultimate lap.
Flying Finn First at Finish (1998) - film: Recenze, Hodnocení, Zajímavosti, Videa, Galerie, Data uvedení, Diskuze, Filmotéka a další...
