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 Representing 1989Berlin Marathon Berlin, West Germany 1stMarathon2:28:451990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia6th3000m8:50.26 —10,000mDNF1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan4th3000 m8:41.30DNF10,000 m32:06.67 (heats)1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain21st (h)3000 m8:59.60DNF (h)10,000 m—World Half Marathon Championships Newcastle, United Kingdom13thHalf marathon1:11:221993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, GermanyDNF10,000 m32:51.72 (heats)1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th3000m9:06.9320th10,000m34:22.45
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
http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/fi/atw.php?ID=6123