Reima Salonen
Finnish race walker (born 1955)
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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).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1982 Athens | 50 km walk |
He was the bronze medalist 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.[1]
International competitions
| 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 |
