Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish four-time Olympic gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns".
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Paavo NurmiAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
Lasse VirénAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
Pertti KarppinenAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
Clas ThunbergAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical ExerciseAthletes born in the 1880s 2
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Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish four-time Olympic gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club. He also enlisted in the 14th Regiment of the National Guard of New York, and became a U.S. citizen in 1921.
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