Antti Loikkanen
Antti Loikkanen ( Antti Olavi Loikkanen ; born April 15, 1955 in Enonkoski ) is a former Finnish middle and long distance runner .
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he was eliminated over 1500 m in the run.
In 1978 he won the same distance at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Milan and was fifth at the European Athletics Championships in Prague . Also over 1500 m he came fourth at the European Indoor Championships in 1979 in Vienna, reached the semi-finals at the 1980 Olympic Games and won bronze at the European Indoor Championships in 1982 in Milan and 1983 in Budapest .
At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 , he did not come over 1500 m beyond the preliminary round. In 1984, a fourth place over 1500 m at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg was followed by a double start at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles : he reached the semi-finals over 5000 m , over 1500 he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In 1985 he was sixth over 1500 m at the European Indoor Championships in Piraeus .
In 1979 he became Finnish champion over 800 m , 1980 over 1500 m. In the hall he won the national title over 800 m in 1981 and in 1978 and 1985 over 1500 m.
Personal bests
- 800 m: 1: 47.1 min, June 12, 1979, Imatra
- Hall: 1: 51.1 min, February 7, 1982, Vierumäki
- 1000 m : 2: 18.5 min, August 1st, 1978, Jyväskylä
- 1500 m: 3: 36.3 min, June 16, 1980, Imatra
- Hall: 3: 38.16 min, March 12, 1978, Milan
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1 mile : 3: 56.18 min, July 3, 1978, Stockholm
- Hall: 3: 58.20 min, January 20, 1979, Los Angeles
- 3000 m: 7: 46.67 min, June 21, 1982, Tampere
- 5000 m: 13: 27.76 min, June 28, 1984, Oslo
Web links
- Antti Loikkanen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Championships
- ^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Indoor Championships
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SURNAME | Loikkanen, Antti |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loikkanen, Antti Olavi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish middle and long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Enonkoski |