Valentin Kononen

Valentin Kononen

Personal information
Born	(1969-03-07) March 7, 1969
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Finland World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 50 km walk 1993 Stuttgart 50 km walk European Championships 1998 Budapest 50 km walk

Valentin Kononen (born 7 March 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish former race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport.

Kononen's most notable achievement was winning a gold medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He also won silver medals in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart and the 1998 European Championships in Budapest.

Fastest 50km race results

• 3.39.34 (1) Dudince March 26, 2000
• 3.41.09 (3) Podebrady April 20, 1997 (World Race Walking Cup)
• 3.42.02 (2) Stuttgart August 21, 1993 (World Championships)
• 3.42.50 (3) Beijing April 30, 1995
• 3.43.42 (1) Gothenburg August 11, 1995
• 3.44.28 (2) Budapest August 21, 1998 (European Championships)
• 3.45.19 (2) Naumburg April 28, 1996
• 3.47.14 (7) Helsinki August 13, 1994 (European Championships)
• 3.47.40 (7) Atlanta August 2, 1996 (Olympic Games)
• 3.48.50 (9) Dudince April 25, 1998

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Finland
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	50 km	4:03:07
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th	50 km	3:57:21
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	6th	50 km	3:57:28
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	50 km	3:47:14
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, PR China	3rd	50 km	3:42:50
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	—	50 km	DSQ

References

• Valentin Kononen at World Athletics