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Valentin KONONEN
- Born
- Mar 7, 1969 (57 years old)
Valentin KONONEN is a Finland race walker, born on March 7, 1969. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 50kmW and 10Kilometr.
His personal bests include 1:20:42 in the 20kmW, 3:39:34 in the 50kmW, 39:20 in the 10Kilometr, 18:47.26 in the 5000m-short-track and 1:22:22.6h in the 20,000Metr. He has earned 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Finland.
2000 season best1:20:42May 7, 2000
Medals2World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver
National record3:39:3450 km Race Walk
As of Oct 27, 2026: 2000 season best 1:20:42 (May 7, 2000) · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver · National record (50 km Race Walk) · 57 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →DisciplineResultAll-time
20kmWHeinola 20001:20:421,176 pts–
50kmWDudince 20003:39:341,226 pts–
10KilometrHelsinki 199939:20–
5000m-short-trackIndoorJyväskylä 199918:47.26284 pts–
20,000MetrKangasniemi 19931:22:22.6h–
10,000MetrHelsinki 199539:23.44–
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20kmW | 1:20:42 | – | May 7, 2000 | – |
| 2000 | 50kmW | 3:39:34 | – | Mar 25, 2000 | – |
| 1999 | 20kmW | 1:20:47 | – | Jul 17, 1999 | – |
| 1998 | 20kmW | 1:20:58 | – | May 24, 1998 | – |
| 1998 | 50kmW | 3:44:29 | – | Aug 21, 1998 | – |
| 1997 | 50kmW | 3:41:09 | – | Apr 20, 1997 | – |
| 1996 | 50kmW | 3:45:19 | – | Apr 28, 1996 | – |
| 1995 | 20kmW | 1:20:56 | – | Jun 18, 1995 | – |