Ilona Mononen

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Ilona Mononen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long distance running, Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 4:14.79 (Joensuu, 2023)
3000m: 9:02.00 (Kuortane, 2023)
5000m: 15:41.82 (Tallinn, 2023)
3000m s'chase: 9:23.28 (Rome, 2024) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 3000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Antalya U23 race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Brussels U23 race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Turin U20 race

Ilona Mononen (born 18 December 2003) is a Finnish runner. She has won national indoor championship titles over 3000 metres and 5000 metres. She is the Finnish national record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase. [1]

Career

She won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn over 3000 metres aged 17 years-old. [2] At the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, she finished eighth in the 1500 metres and fifth in the 3000 metres. [3] [4]

At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia she finished eighth again in the 1500 metres and fifth over 3000 metres. [5] She competed in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. [6] At the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin she won bronze in the U20 category in December 2022. [7]

At the 2023 European Cross Country Championships she won silver in the under-23 category in Brussels. [8]

In February 2024, she ran a national record over 3000 metres to win the Nordic Championship. [9]

She ran a national record of 9:23.28 in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. [10] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase. [11] In December 2024, she won the bronze medal in the U23 race at the European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [12]

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