Viivi Lehikoinen (born 27 August 1999) is a Finnish athlete.[1] She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2022 World Championships.[2][3]

Viivi Lehikoinen
Lehikoinen in 2022
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m hurdles: 54,40 (2023)
Medal record
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Grosseto 400 m hurdles
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi 400 m hurdles

Lehikoinen won a gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2016 European U18 Championships. In July 2017, at the age of 17, she won a bronze medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2017 European U20 Championships, breaking the Finnish under-20 record with a time of 56,49.[3]

Personal bests edit

Event Time Venue Date
400 metres 52,99 Tampere, Finland 28 August 2021
400 metres hurdles 54,40 Huelva, Spain 6 June 2023
  • All information from World Athletics profile.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Viivi Lehikoinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Viivi LEHIKOINEN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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