Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen
Born	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29) 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	3000 m steeplechase
Club	Helsingin Kisa-Veikot
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Finland European Championships 2022 Munich 3000 m st. Men's orienteering Representing   Finland Junior World Championships 2015 Rauland Relay

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

• 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

1. "2017 Universiade bio" . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
2. Topi Raitanen at World Athletics
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.

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
• Topi Raitanen at Olympics.com
• Topi Raitanen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)