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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Kononen is the 4,004th most popular athlete (down from 3,909th in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from Finland (up from 615th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Finnish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valentin Kononen ranks 4,004 out of 6,025. Before him are Richard Stebbins, Samir Barać, Jearl Miles Clark, Robert Gardos, Nataliya Tobias, 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 986. Before him are Lü Lin, Adrian Carmack, Juan de Dios Ramírez, Mikio Manaka, Rubén Ruiz Díaz, and Anthuan Maybank. After him are Katsumi Suzuki, Niklas Jonsson, Michael DeLuise, Takeshi Urakami, Steve Backley, and Simon Kuper.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 611 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 Antti Aalto (1975), Glen Kamara (1995), Krista Kiuru (1974), Mira Potkonen (1980), Veli-Matti Lindström (1983), and Kari Arkivuo (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Valentin Kononen ranks 106. Before him are Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Janne Lahtela (1974), Kimmo Kinnunen (1968), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Thomas Johanson (1969), and Niklas Hagman (1979). After him are Jari Mantila (1971), Jaakko Tallus (1981), Sanna Stén (1977), Minna Nieminen (1976), Antti Ruuskanen (1984), and Peetu Piiroinen (1988).

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