title: Valērijs Žolnerovičs
text: # 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.
  
  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 |
  | 2008 | 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 |
  