Valērijs Žolnerovičs

Valērijs Žolnerovičs (born April 19, 1985 in Ventspils) is a Latvian Olympic athlete. He is the current holder of the Latvian record both in marathon and half marathon.

Valērijs Žolnerovičs
Personal information
Born (1985-04-19) April 19, 1985
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon

Trained by Dainis Lodiņš, Žolnerovičs finished the 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a time of 8:37.65 (32nd overall). In 2010 he won the half marathon distance of Riga Marathon, finishing after 1:05:40 and beating the event record, set by Pavel Loskutov in 2008, by 12 seconds. At the 2011 Lisbon Half Marathon Žolnerovičs broke the Latvian record in half marathon, finishing after 1:04:43.

At the 2013 Frankfurt Marathon Žolnerovičs broke the Latvian record in marathon for the second time, finishing after 2:14:33.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Latvia
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 17th (h) 3000m steeplechase 8:59.58
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 10th 3000m steeplechase 8:52.34
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 10th 3000m steeplechase 9:08.39
2008 Latvian Championships Valmiera, Latvia 1st 3000 m 8:14.82
Summer Olympics Beijing, China 32nd 3000 m steeplechase 8:37.65
2010 Riga Marathon Riga, Latvia 1st Half marathon 1:05.40
2011 Kuldīga Half Marathon Kuldīga, Latvia 1st Half marathon 1:06.17
2012 Riga Marathon Riga, Latvia 1st Half marathon 1:06.04
2014 European Athletics Championships Zurich, Switzerland 12th Marathon 2:15.56

References
  • "Par Latvijas čempioniem 3000 metru šķēršļu skrējienā kļūst Jeļizarova un Žolnerovičs". July 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-26.


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