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How tall is Paavo Nurmi?

Q: How tall is Paavo Nurmi?

Paavo Nurmi is 174 cm tall, which is 5′9″, as recorded on Wikidata (retrieved September 21, 2026). Recorded heights of real people are approximate.

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897–1973)

Recorded height
174 cm 5′9″ · 1.74 m · 68.5 inches

Paavo Nurmi is 174 cm tall (5′9″) as recorded on Wikidata, retrieved September 21, 2026.
That is 1 cm shorter than the average U.S. man (175.3 cm, 5′9″; CDC/NCHS, NHANES 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, Number 46, 2021)).

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Height as recorded on Wikidata (CC0), retrieved September 21, 2026. Recorded heights of real people are approximate. Silhouettes are stylized pictograms, not likenesses.