Ilona Mononen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 18 December 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 1500m: 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 | |
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]
She 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]
References
- ^ "Ilona Mononen". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Ilona Mononen took 2 points from the Junior World Championships". lahdenakhera. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (December 11, 2022). "Barnicoat pips Griggs in Euro Cross U20 thriller". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Megan Keith Wins U23 by a Huge Margin at Brussels European Cross Country". Runners Gazette. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti triumph at European Cross Country Championships in Antalya". World Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Finnish Indoor Championships". World aThletics. 19 Feb 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Battocletti faces strong 10km field at European Running Championships". European Athletics. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (29 June 2025). "Youngsters Laros and Mononen win thrilling distance races at Madrid 2025". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Iapichino and Fabbri contribute to Italy's victory at European Team Championships". worldathletics.org. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.