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
• 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

1. ^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Championships
2. ^ Gbrathletics: Finnish Indoor Championships