Career
He is a former world record holder of men"s 1500-metre run. Salonen participated the Summer Olympic Games in 1500 m. in 1960 and 1964. At the European Athletics Championships he competed twice on 800 metres, 1958 and 1962
On 11 July 1957 Salonen ran a 1500-metre race in Turku.
The new world record stood only for one day.
Czechoslovakian runner Stanislav Jungwirth ran 3:38.1 on the next day at Stará Boleslav.
