Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1971 Salin akavandudza chinyorwa chake chenyika mumamita 400 nezvipingamupinyi kusvika ku49.6 uye akava shasha yenyika mumitambo miviri yezvipingamupinyi. Pa1971 European Championships muHelsinki akakwanisa kuenda kumagumo mumakwikwi e400 m zvipingamupinyi, achiisa wechitanhatu mu50.57; akaramba ari wekupedzisira Finn kuti akwanise kuenda kumagumo eEuropean Championships mumakwikwi evarume e400 m zvipingamupinyi kusvikira Oskari Mörö azviita muna 2014. Muna 1972 Salin akahwina mukombe wake wechitatu wenyika mumakwikwi emamita mazana mana uye akaisa rekodhi yake yepamusoro uye yekupedzisira yeFinland, 49.5, muHelsinki. Mumitambo yeOlympic yezhizha ya1972 muMunich Salin akamiririra Finland mumakwikwi e400 m hurdles, pamwe chete (naStig Lönnqvist, Ossi Karttunen naMarkku Kukkoaho) mumakwikwi e4 × 400 m relay
Muzvipingamupinyi akabviswa mumutambo wokutanga, asi chikwata cheFinland chakatora nzvimbo yechitanhatu mumutambo wokupedzisira uye chakagadza rekodhi yenyika ye 3:01.12.