Reima Untamo Salonen (born November 19, 1955 in Taivassalo, Southwest Finland) is a retired race walker from Finland, known for winning the gold medal in the men's 50 km Walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. A former world record holder, he represented his native country in three Summer Olympics (1980, 1984 and 1988).
He was the bronze medallist at the 1976 World Championships in Athletics – a one-off 50 km walk competition to compensate for the dropping of the event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
International competitions
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1955 births
Living people
People from Taivassalo
Sportspeople from Southwest Finland
Finnish male racewalkers
Olympic male racewalkers
Olympic athletes for Finland
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
World record setters in athletics (track and field)