Editing Paavo Nurmi (section)

===IAAF-ratified===
[[File:Paavo Nurmi breaks 1,500 m world record.jpg|thumb|alt=refer to caption|Nurmi breaks the 1500 m world record in Helsinki in 1924]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13320, Paavo Nurmi.jpg|thumb|alt=refer to caption|Nurmi on his way to a 3000 m world record in Berlin in 1926]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="75%" style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%; max-width: 500px;"
|-
! Distance
! Mark<ref name="Records"/>
! Date
! Location
|-
| {{sort|01500|[[1500 metres world record progression|1500 m]]}}
| 3:52.6
| {{sort|1924-06-19|19 June 1924}}
| [[Helsinki]]
|-
| {{sort|01609|[[Mile run world record progression|Mile]]}}
| 4:10.4
| {{sort|1923-08-23|23 August 1923}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|02000|[[2000 metres|2000 m]]}}
| 5:26.3
| {{sort|1922-09-04|4 September 1922}}
| [[Tampere]]
|-
| {{sort|02000|[[2000 metres|2000 m]]}}
| 5:24.6
| {{sort|1927-06-18|18 June 1927}}
| [[Kuopio]]
|-
| {{sort|03000|[[Men's 3000 metres world record progression|3000 m]]}}
| 8:28.6
| {{sort|1922-08-27|27 August 1922}}
| [[Turku]]
|-
| {{sort|03000|[[Men's 3000 metres world record progression|3000 m]]}}
| 8:25.4
| {{sort|1926-05-24|24 May 1926}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| {{sort|03000|[[Men's 3000 metres world record progression|3000 m]]}}
| 8:20.4
| {{sort|1926-07-13|13 July 1926}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|03218|[[Two miles|2 miles]]}}
| 8:59.6
| {{sort|1931-07-24|24 July 1931}}
| [[Helsinki]]
|-
| {{sort|04827|3 miles}}
| 14:11.2
| {{sort|1923-08-24|24 August 1923}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|05000|[[5000 metres#Men's world record progression|5000 m]]}}
| 14:35.4
| {{sort|1922-09-12|12 September 1922}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|05000|[[5000 metres#Men's world record progression|5000 m]]}}
| 14:28.2
| {{sort|1924-06-19|19 June 1924}}
| [[Helsinki]]
|-
| {{sort|06436|4 miles}}
| 19:15.4
| {{sort|1924-10-01|1 October 1924}}
| [[Vyborg|Viipuri]]
|-
| {{sort|08045|5 miles}}
| 24:06.2
| {{sort|1924-10-01|1 October 1924}}
| [[Vyborg|Viipuri]]
|-
| {{sort|09654|6 miles}}
| 29:36.4
| {{sort|1930-06-08|8 June 1930}}
| [[London]]
|-
| {{sort|10000|[[10,000 metres#Men's World Record Progression|10,000 m]]}}
| 30:40.2
| {{sort|1921-06-22|22 June 1921}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|10000|[[10,000 metres#Men's World Record Progression|10,000 m]]}}
| 30:06.2
| {{sort|1924-08-31|31 August 1924}}
| [[Kuopio]]
|-
| {{sort|15000|15000 m}}
| 46:49.6
| {{sort|1928-10-07|7 October 1928}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| {{sort|16090|10 miles}}
| 50:15.0
| {{sort|1928-10-07|7 October 1928}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| {{sort|19210|[[One hour run]]}}
| 19,210 m
| {{sort|1928-10-07|7 October 1928}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| {{sort|20000|20,000 m}}
| 1:04:38.4
| {{sort|1930-09-03|3 September 1930}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|relay|4 × 1500 m}}
| 16:26.2
| {{sort|1926-07-12|12 July 1926}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{sort|relay|4 × 1500 m}}
| 16:11.4
| {{sort|1926-07-17|17 July 1926}}
| [[Vyborg|Viipuri]]
|}