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archistud: Nurmi Being Followed By Wide And Ritola During The Individual Cross Country Olympic Event 1924! At the 1924 Paris Games, Paavo Nurmi claimed the 1500m and the 5000m Olympic title, a feat that was considered impossible because the races were ran only an hour apart. He became the 1st athlete ever to win 5 gold medals at a single Olympics (1500m, the 3,000m team event, the 5,000m, and the two cross-country events). - Cross Country was banned from the Olympics that same year - 39 started, only 15 finished, extreme heat killed 2 runners and several others collapsed before the race was over due to dehydration. 

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Nurmi Being Followed By Wide And Ritola During The Individual Cross Country Olympic Event 1924!

At the 1924 Paris Games, Paavo Nurmi claimed the 1500m and the 5000m Olympic title, a feat that was considered impossible because the races were ran only an hour apart. He became the 1st athlete ever to win 5 gold medals at a single Olympics (1500m, the 3,000m team event, the 5,000m, and the two cross-country events). - Cross Country was banned from the Olympics that same year - 39 started, only 15 finished, extreme heat killed 2 runners and several others collapsed before the race was over due to dehydration. 

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