Artefacts

AALTONEN, Wäinö. Paavo Nurmi, several times Olympic champion between 1920 and 1928.

Physical description

Full-lenght portrait of a nude running Paavo Nurmi. Signed: "Wäino AALTONEN 1924" and "XV TOT (?)", probably the foundry mark.

Created

Created: Wäinö AALTONEN Created: Taidevalimo Kärkkäinen

Featured

Visually represented: Paavo NURMI

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

210 x 130 x 60 cm, 1500 kg, 450 kg

Literature

Conner, Floyd. Les jeux olympiques : 600 victoires incroyables, records insolites, hasards étranges, destins inimaginables, coups tordus, sports improbables, loosers magnifiques et autres bizarreries.... Le Rheu : La Maison d'Edition, 2010. 217. ISBN 978–236–026–0027. SERAY, Jacques. De l'art et du sport : Un regard de quatre millénaires.. 2015. GRENNAN, Miia; RÄIKKÖNEN, Juulia. "Branding the Legacy of the Flying Finn". In: The Journal of Olympic History, 2017, Vol. 25, N° 2, pp. 20-25.

Type of item

Artworks -> Sculpture

Reference number

33185

Original title

Paavo Nurmi.

Keywords

Olympic champion Paris 1924, Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928, Olympic Games Finland Athletics/1500m Athletics/races Plastic art

Notes

PAAVO NURMI, 1994 (original made in 1925) Wäinö AALTONEN (FIN), 1894-1966 Bronze NURMI, nicknamed the Flying Finn, won nine golds and three silvers in athletics at the Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games. Donation from the Finnish Olympic Committee IOC Culture and Heritage Collections – Artefacts