 Topi Raitanen in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics and Orienteering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Helsingin Kisa-Veikot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen (born 7 February 1996 in Tampere) is a Finnish runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is the current European Champion in the event. 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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Finland
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| 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
- 800 metres – 1:48.92 (Lappeenranta 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:38.47 (Karlsruhe 2023)
- 3000 metres – 7:49.00 (Joensuu 2021)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.57 (Monaco 2020)
- 5 kilometres – 13:43 (Armagh 2019)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:49.63 (Helsinki 2018)
- 3000 metres – 7:55.71 (Glasgow 2019)
References
- "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- Topi Raitanen at World Athletics
- "Final - European Championships 2022 - Athletics". liveresults.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
External links
- Topi Raitanen at World Athletics
- Topi Raitanen at the International Orienteering Federation
- Topi Raitanen at World of O Runners
- Topi Raitanen at Olympedia (archive)
- Topi Raitanen at Olympics.com
- Topi Raitanen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Finnish male steeplechase runners
- Sportspeople from Tampere
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
- European Games competitors for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen