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Finnish race walker

Reima Untamo Salonen (born November 19, "1955," in Taivassalo, Southwest Finland) 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).

He was the bronze medallist at the 1976 World Championships in Athletics – a one-off 50 km walk competition——to compensate for the dropping of the event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

International competitions※

Representing  Finland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1976 World Championships Malmö, Sweden 3rd 50 km
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※

  1. ^ IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 179). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by, "Mark Butler." Retrieved on 2013-09-09.

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Records
Preceded by Men's 20km World Record Holder
June 9, 1979 – March 30, 1980 		Succeeded by


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