Topi Raitanen

Topi Raitanen in 2022

Personal information

Full name

Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen

Born

7 February 1996 (age 28)
Tampere, Finland

Education

Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]

Weight

74 kg (163 lb)

Sport

Athletics and Orienteering

Event

Club

Helsingin Kisa-Veikot

Medal record

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
2017	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
2019	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
2022	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