| 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]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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