Armas Ilmari Valste (born Wahlstedt, 7 August 1905 – 16 March 1991) was a Finnish athlete and a prominent coach and sports administrator. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the high jump, shot put and decathlon with the best achievement of fifth place in the shot put. From 1935 to 1960 he was the head coach of the national athletics team and from 1970 to 1980 a board member of the European Athletics Association. He was the Secretary General of the 1971 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland.