Salonen participated in the
Summer Olympic Games in 1500 m in
1960 and
1964. At the
European Athletics Championships he competed twice in 800 metres, in
1958 and
1962. On 11 July 1957, Salonen ran a 1500-metre race in
Turku. He finished second with the same world record time 3:40.2 as the winner
Olavi Salsola. The new world record stood only for one day.
Czech runner
Stanislav Jungwirth ran 3:38.1 on the next day at
Stará Boleslav. Salonen died on 6 March 2025, at the age of 91. == See also ==