Topi Raitanen
Topi Raitanen 
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| Full name | Topi Olli Vihto Raitanen |
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 Finland
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| birthday | 7th February 1996 (age 24) |
| place of birth | Tampere , Finland |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
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| discipline | 3000 meters obstacle |
| Best performance | 8: 16.57 min |
| society | Helsingin Kisa-Veikot |
| Trainer | Janne Ukonmaanahon |
| status | active |
| last change: August 14, 2020 | |
Topi Olli Vihto Raitanen (born February 7, 1996 in Tampere ) is a Finnish athlete who mainly starts over 3000 meters obstacle .
Athletic career
Topi Raitanen, who was also an orienteer in his youth , first competed in an international race in 2012, when he started a Finnish-Swedish competition. He won the 3000 meter race. The next year he was Finnish U18 champion over 3000 meters with a time of 8: 44.25 minutes. In 2014 Raitanen became Finnish U20 indoor champion over 3000 meters and also won the title over 5000 meters in the same age group in summer. In 2015 he competed in obstacle course for the first time. In August he won the gold medal at the national junior championships in 9: 04.10 minutes. He improved his time by more than ten seconds until September.
After almost missing the 2016 season, he started his first international championships at the U23 European Championships in July 2017 . In the final he ran a time of 8: 40.69 minutes and finished in fourth place. A few months later he joined the Universiade in Taipei as a student at the Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College in Helsinki . He set a best time of 8: 37.42 minutes and again crossed the finish line in fourth. In spring Raitanen was Finnish indoor champion in the 3000 meter run. Also in summer he was able to win this medal over 3000 meters obstacle at the national championships. In August he took part in the European Championships in Berlin, where he made it to the finals. After he set a new best time in the run-up, he was more than ten seconds behind the lead time in the final and ended up in eighth place.
In 2019 Raitanen retired at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the run-up over 3000 meters. In June he set a new best time in the obstacle course in a competition in his home country in 8: 21.47 minutes. During this time, he met the norm for the 2020 Summer Olympics . Two months later, he won the national championships for the second time before starting the World Championships in Doha in October . There he crossed the finish line in eighth place in his forerunner and was 32nd overall. Due to the strength of the field of participants, Raitanen would not have made it into the next round even with his best time. In August he improved his best time at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco to 8: 16.57 minutes.
Major competitions
| year | event | place | space | discipline | time |
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| 2017 | U23 European Championships |
 Bydgoszcz
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4th | 3000 m obstacle | 8: 40.69 min |
| Universiade |
 Taipei
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4th | 3000 m obstacle | 8: 37.42 min | |
| 2018 | European championships |
 Berlin
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8th. | 3000 m obstacle | 8: 40.11 min |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships |
 Glasgow
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13. | 3000 m | 7: 55.71 min |
| World championships |
 Doha
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28. | 3000 m obstacle | 8: 32.44 min | |
Others
Raitanen is studying sports marketing at Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College in Helsinki. His center of life is next to Helsinki in Jyväskylä . Raitanen is sponsored by Renta Telineet and is an avid golfer.
Personal best
- open air
- 1500 m : 3: 40.35 min, July 8, 2020, Jyväskylä
- 3000 m : 7: 52.82 min, July 24, 2019, Joensuu
- 3000 meter obstacle : 8: 16.57 min, August 14, 2020, Monaco
- Hall
Web links
- Topi Raitanen in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Topi Raitanen in the database of European Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile from the Universiade 2017
- ↑ Tapani Salo: Suomalaisjuoksijalla tuttu kohtalo: ”Jalat eivät kestäneet happoja” ( Finnish ) October 1, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ↑ Topi Raitanen - Suomen mitalitoivo ( Finnish ) Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ↑ Topi Raitasen ja Janne Ukonmaanahon valmennussuhde on ainutlaatuinen - puheluita sinkoilee useita päivässä ja kemiat kohtaavat: "Aika siirappista" mitalitoivo ( Finnish ) September 30, 2019. Accessed May 22, 2020.
- ↑ Topi Raitanen - Suomen mitalitoivo ( Finnish ) Retrieved May 22, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Raitanen, Topi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raitanen, Topi Olli Vihto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere , Finland |