Reima Salonen
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Reima Untamo Salonen (born November 19, 1955 in Taivassalo, Finland Proper) is a retired race walker from Finland, known for winning the gold medal in the men's 50 km Walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. A former world record holder, he represented his native country in three Summer Olympics (1980, 1984 and 1988).
Achievements [edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Finland |
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| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 9th | 20 km | 1:31:32 |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 50 km | 3:55:29 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th | 20 km | 1:22:51 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | 50 km | 3:58:30 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 42nd | 20 km | 1:28:25 |
| 18th | 50 km | 3:51:36 | |||
References [edit]
- sports-reference
- IAAF profile for Reima Salonen
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Daniel Bautista |
Men's 20km World Record Holder June 9, 1979 – March 30, 1980 |
Succeeded by Daniel Bautista |
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Taivassalo
- Finnish racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Finland
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Finnish athletics biography stubs
