Topi Olli Vihtori Raitanen (born 7 February 1996 in Tampere) is a Finnish runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is the current European Champion in the event. 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.
International competitions Representing 2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th3000 m s'chase8:40.69UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan4th3000 m s'chase8:37.422018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th3000 m s'chase8:40.112019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (h)3000 m7:55.71World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar29th (h)3000 m s'chase8:32.442021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan8th3000 m s'chase8:17.442022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States37th (h)3000 m s'chase8:43.01European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st3000 m s'chase8:21.802023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary28th (h)3000 m s'chase8:30.692024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th3000 m s'chase8:32.37Olympic GamesParis, France30th (h)3000 m s'chase8:33.12
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
External links
Topi Raitanen at World of O Runners