Proper noun
Nurmi (plural Nurmis)
A surname from Finnish.
After excelling in mathematics,sfn Nurmi graduated as an engineer in 1923 and returned home to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games. Source: Internet
As a contractor, Nurmi built forty apartment buildings in Helsinki with about a hundred flats in each. citation Within five years, he was rated a millionaire. Source: Internet
Born into a working-class family, Nurmi left school at 12 to provide for his family. Source: Internet
At his peak, Nurmi was undefeated at distances from 800 m upwards for 121 races. Source: Internet
As the unit commander Hugo Österman was a known sports aficionado, Nurmi and few other athletes were given free time to practice. Source: Internet
Boken om Nurmi (The Book about Nurmi), released in Sweden in 1925, was the first biographical book on a Finnish sportsman. Source: Internet