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Valentin Kononen

1969 - Today

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Valentin Kononen (born 7 March 1969) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Valentin Kononen is the 4,440th most popular athlete (down from 3,914th in 2024), the 643rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 615th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valentin Kononen ranks 4,440 out of 6,025. Before him are Samir Barać, Jearl Miles Clark, Robert Gardos, Nataliya Tobias, Christoph Sieber, and Paulína Fialková. After him are Annett Böhm, Natalie Geisenberger, Daniel López, Sarah Robles, Mirko Englich, and Roman Hontyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Valentin Kononen ranks 1,146. Before him are Juan de Dios Ramírez, Mikio Manaka, Rubén Ruiz Díaz, Anthuan Maybank, Elena Gorolová, and David Strickland. After him are Katsumi Suzuki, Marc Wauters, Niklas Jonsson, Milorad Korać, Michael DeLuise, and Takeshi Urakami.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 643 out of 751. Before him are Henkka Seppälä (1980), Jani Sievinen (1974), Marko Anttila (1985), Kari Lehtonen (1983), Tuomo Ruutu (1983), and Joona Toivio (1988). After him are Jessikka Aro (1980), Antti Aalto (1975), Glen Kamara (1995), Petri Vehanen (1977), Krista Kiuru (1974), and Mira Potkonen (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 111. Before him are Jari Lipponen (1972), Kimmo Kinnunen (1968), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Thomas Johanson (1969), Niklas Hagman (1979), and Ville Räikkönen (1972). After him are Paavo Puurunen (1973), Jari Mantila (1971), Wille Mäkelä (1974), Päivi Alafrantti (1964), Mikko Ronkainen (1978), and Mikaela Ingberg (1974).

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