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Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen
Topi Raitanen in 2022
Personal information
Full nameTopi Olli Vihtori Raitanen
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Tampere, Finland
EducationPerho Culinary, Tourism and Business College
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics and Orienteering
Event3000 m steeplechase
ClubHelsingin Kisa-Veikot
Medal record

Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen (born 7 February 1996 in Tampere) is a Finnish runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He is the current European Champion in the event.[3] He also reached the final at the 2018 European Championships finishing eighth. Raitanen also runs for Finland in Orienteering and has won a gold medal at the Junior World Orienteering Championships.

He qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing eighth in the final.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Finland
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:40.69
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:37.42
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 3000 m s'chase 8:40.11
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (h) 3000 m 7:55.71
World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:32.44
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 3000 m s'chase 8:17.44
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 37th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:43.01
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:21.80
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 28th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:30.69
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 15th 3000 m s'chase 8:32.37
Olympic Games Paris, France 30th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:33.12

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ Topi Raitanen at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Final - European Championships 2022 - Athletics". liveresults.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.