ATHLETE

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valentin Kononen has received more than 19,344 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Valentin Kononen is the 3,963rd most popular athlete (down from 2,742nd in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from Finland (down from 548th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valentin Kononen ranks 3,963 out of 6,025Before him are Timothy Mack, Luciana Diniz, Ku Bon-chan, Jari Mantila, Nick Hysong, and Hugues Obry. After him are Pita Taufatofua, Simon Fairweather, Carlette Guidry-White, David Oliver, Ewa Swoboda, and Eva Lund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Valentin Kononen ranks 949Before him are Rob Barrett, Fredrik Lööf, Michael DeLuise, Janel Moloney, Jan Veenhof, and Murray Gold. After him are Simon Fairweather, Ryo Adachi, Roni Size, Marit van Eupen, Jorge Eliécer Julio, and Madhoo.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 616 out of 751Before him are Jukka Raitala (1988), Marko Yli-Hannuksela (1973), Jussi Veikkanen (1981), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Jari Mantila (1971), and Charly Wegelius (1978). After him are Niklas Bäckström (1978), Sami Salo (1974), Teemu Hartikainen (1990), Katri Kulmuni (1987), Henri Kontinen (1990), and Jenni Vartiainen (1983).

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 108Before him are Niklas Hagman (1979), Arsi Harju (1974), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), and Jari Mantila (1971). After him are Wilma Murto (1998), Jaakko Tallus (1981), Lassi Etelätalo (1988), Antti Ruuskanen (1984), Minna Nieminen (1976), and Sanna Stén (1977).