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
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Athletics
Event	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

References

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

External links

• ESPN profile
• Valērijs Žolnerovičs at lat-athletics.lv