Päivi Tikkanen
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 |
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
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