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Ilona Mononen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilona Mononen
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
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: 9:15.18 (Stockholm, 2026) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bergen3000 m s'chase
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn3000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BrusselsU23 race
Silver medal – second place2025 LagoaU23 race
Bronze medal – third place2022 TurinU20 race
Bronze medal – third place2024 AntalyaU23 race
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Rhine-Ruhr3000 m steeplechase

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]

Biography

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Mononen won the gold medal 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 fourth in the 3000 metres.[3][4]

At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia she finished seventh 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]

Mononen 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]

Mononen won the 3000 metres at the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2025, running a time of 9:14.06.[13] She was selected to compete for Finland at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium in April 2025.[14] Competing at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid on 29 June 2025, she won the 3000 metres steeplechase by 0.03 seconds from Sarah Tait of Great Britain.[15][16] She ran 9:30.49 to win the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[17] That month, she also won the gold medal at the 2025 World Summer University Games in Bochum, over 3000 metres.[18] Selected for the Finnish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, she lowered her national record to 9:21.02 but did not qualify for the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase.[19][20]

On 14 December, she was silver medalist behind Maria Forero in the under-23 category at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.[21] On 1 March 2026, she won the 3000 metres in 8.55.17 ahead of Nathalie Blomqvist at the Finish Indoor Championships in Espoo.[22] She lowered her own 3000 m steeplechase national record to 9:18.50 finishing third behind Alemnat Walle and Gracie Hyde at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku on 3 June.[23] On 7 June, she lowered it again with 9:15.18 at the Diamond League event in Stockholm.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Ilona Mononen". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "17-year-old Ilona Mononen, who won the EC gold, is a raw girl who rose from an "ok level" to the top of Europe in two years". yle.fi. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ilona Mononen Fifth in the 3000 meters of the World Championships - "The group of four started at such a speed that I didn't dare to join them"". hameensanomat. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ilona Mononen took 2 points from the Junior World Championships". lahdenakhera. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Klosterhalfen drove the Munich Olympic Stadium wild and capped off a difficult year with 5,000m European Championship gold – Richardsson gave the organizers a thumbs up". ess.fi. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Jason (December 11, 2022). "Barnicoat pips Griggs in Euro Cross U20 thriller". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Megan Keith Wins U23 by a Huge Margin at Brussels European Cross Country". Runners Gazette. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Hard result in Lahti - Ilona Mononen found a gear and ran PM gold and a Finnish record". ess.fi. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti triumph at European Cross Country Championships in Antalya". World Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World aThletics. 19 Feb 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Battocletti faces strong 10km field at European Running Championships". European Athletics. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  15. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (29 June 2025). "Youngsters Laros and Mononen win thrilling distance races at Madrid 2025". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Iapichino and Fabbri contribute to Italy's victory at European Team Championships". worldathletics.org. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (19 July 2025). "Werro smashes championship record to win 800m gold, Mononen wins gritty steeplechase gold". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 Sep 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Federation completed the squad for the World Championships in Tokyo: the back door to the World Championships is still open for a couple of athletes". yle.fi. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  21. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (14 Dec 2025). "Spain's Forero holds off Mononen for women's U23 gold in Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  23. ↑ "Rogers throws beyond 80 metres in Turku". World Athletics. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League (BAUHAUS-Galan) 2026". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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