So far (including the 2006 Winter Olympics), Salonen is the last Finnish male speed skater to have won an Olympic medal – the last Finnish female speed skater so far being Kaija Mustonen in 1968.
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In 1959, Salonen won bronze at the European Allround Championships behind gold medallist Knut Johannesen and fellow countryman Juhani Järvinen, who won silver.
Esa-Pekka Salonen | Toivo Mikael Kivimäki | Toivo Kärki | Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Senior Secondary School |