Päivi Tikkanen
Finnish long-distance runner
Päivi Marja Sinikka Tikkanen (née Kunttu; born 19 January 1960 in Savitaipale) is a retired female long-distance runner from Finland, who won the 1989 edition of the Berlin Marathon. A two-time Olympian (1988 and 1992) she ended up in fourth place in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships. Tikkanen was Finnish champion in the same event for ten years in a row (1985–1994). She was coached by her husband Esa Tikkanen.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Finland | |||||
1989 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, West Germany | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:45 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 3000m | 8:50.26 |
— | 10,000m | DNF | |||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 3000 m | 8:41.30 |
DNF | 10,000 m | 32:06.67 (heats) | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 21st (h) | 3000 m | 8:59.60 |
DNF (h) | 10,000 m | — | |||
World Half Marathon Championships | Newcastle, United Kingdom | 13th | Half marathon | 1:11:22 | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | DNF | 10,000 m | 32:51.72 (heats) |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th | 3000m | 9:06.93 |
20th | 10,000m | 34:22.45 |
Personal bests
- 800m 2:06.17 (Varkaus 23.7.1989)
- 1500m 4:08.46 (Tuusula 22.8.1989)
- Mile 4:34.91 (Lohja 8.9.1985)
- 3000m 8:41.30 (Tokyo 26.8.1991)
- 5000m 15:15.76 (Lohja 27.8.1989)
- 10000m 31:45.02 (Helsinki 39.6.1992)
- 10 km road 33:27 (Jakarta 23.1.1993)
- 15 km road 52:56 (Adelaide 23.3.1986)
- Half marathon 1:10:35 (Stockholm 3.9.1994)
- Marathon 2:28:45 (Berlin Marathon 1.10.1989)
External links
- Päivi Tikkanen at World Athletics
- http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/fi/atw.php?ID=6123
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Berlin Marathon – women's winners
- 1974: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1975: Kristin Bochröder (FRG)
- 1976: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1977: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)
- 1978: Ursula Blaschke (FRG)
- 1979: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1980: Gerlinde Püttmann (FRG)
- 1981: Angelika Stephan (FRG)
- 1982: Jean Lochhead (GBR)
- 1983: Karen Holdsworth (GBR)
- 1984: Ágnes Sipka (HUN)
- 1985: Magda Ilands (BEL)
- 1986: Charlotte Teske (FRG)
- 1987: Kerstin Preßler (FRG)
- 1988: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1989: Päivi Tikkanen (FIN)
- 1990: Uta Pippig (GDR)
- 1991: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1992: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1993: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1994: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER)
- 1995: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1996: Colleen De Reuck (RSA)
- 1997: Catherina McKiernan (IRL)
- 1998: Marleen Renders (BEL)
- 1999: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
- 2000: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN)
- 2001: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2002: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2003: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)
- 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN)
- 2005: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
- 2006: Gete Wami (ETH)
- 2007: Gete Wami (ETH)
- 2008: Irina Mikitenko (GER)
- 2009: Atsede Habtamu (ETH)
- 2010: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2011: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2012: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2013: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2014: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
- 2015: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2016: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2017: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2018: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2019: Ashete Bekere (ETH)
- 2020: Not held
- 2021: Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH)
- 2022: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
- 2023: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)
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