Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1971 Salin akavandudza chinyorwa chake chenyika mumakwikwi emamita mazana mana ane zvipingamupinyi kusvika pa49.6 uye akava shasha yenyika mumakwikwi ose ari maviri. 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 e400 m hurdles.
4 × 400 m relay; muzvipingamupinyi akabviswa mumutambo wokutanga, asi boka reFinland relay rakaisa chechitanhatu mumutambo wokupedzisira uye rakagadza rekodhi yenyika ye 3:01.12.