Topi Raitanen Explained

Topi Raitanen
Full Name:Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen
Birth Date:7 February 1996
Birth Place:Tampere, Finland
Height:1.85 m[1]
Weight:74 kg
Sport:Athletics and Orienteering
Event:3000 m steeplechase
Education:Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College
Club:Helsingin Kisa-Veikot

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.[2] 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.[3]

International competitions

Representing
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th3000 m s'chase8:40.69
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan4th3000 m s'chase8:37.42
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th3000 m s'chase8:40.11
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (h)3000 m7:55.71
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar29th (h)3000 m s'chase8:32.44
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan8th3000 m s'chase8:17.44
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States37th (h)3000 m s'chase8:43.01
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st3000 m s'chase8:21.80
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary28th (h)3000 m s'chase8:30.69
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th3000 m s'chase8:32.37

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Universiade bio. 29 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Final - European Championships 2022 - Athletics . 2022-11-26 . liveresults.european-athletics.com.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-22. Tokio 2020: Suomen joukkueen olympiapaikat, karsintojen aikataulut ja kisoihin valitut urheilijat. 2021-04-11. mtvuutiset.fi. fi.