Valērijs Žolnerovičs

Valērijs Žolnerovičs
Personal information
Born (1985-04-19) April 19, 1985
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country  Latvia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon

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.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

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