1921-06-22 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)
1922-06-19 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2)
1922-08-27 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28.6)
1922-09-04 Finnish super athlete Paavo Nurmi runs a 2000m world record 5:26.3 in Tampere, Finland
1922-09-12 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4)
1923-08-23 Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record for 1 mile of 4:10.4 in Stockholm; record stands until 1931
1923-08-24 Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record 3 mile time of 14:11.2 in Stockholm; intermediate time during 5000m event
1924-06-19 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.00 within that event in Finnish Olympic trials in Helsinki
1924-08-31 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)
1924-10-01 Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) & 5 mile (24:06.2)at Vilpuri, Russia