Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Topi Olli Vihto Raitanen
Born	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 25) Tampere, Finland
Education	Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics and Orienteering
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase
Club	Helsingin Kisa-Veikot
Medal record Men's orienteering Representing  Finland Junior World Championships 2015 Rauland Relay

Topi Olli Vihto Raitanen (born 7 February 1996 in Tampere) is a Finnish runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[2] He 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 has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

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

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:48.92 (Lappeenranta 2018)
• 1500 metres – 3:41.88 (Lapinlahti 2018)
• 3000 metres – 7:56.10 (Bergen 2019)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:21.48 (Turku 2019)
• 5 kilometres – 13:43 (Armagh 2019)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:49.63 (Helsinki 2018)
• 3000 metres – 7:55.71 (Glasgow 2019)

References[]