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Finnish hurdler (born 1999)

Viivi Lehikoinen
Lehikoinen in 2022
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
Coached byLaurent Meuwly
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

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

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.

Personal bests

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.

References

  1. "Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award" (press release), World Athletics, 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. "Viivi Lehikoinen". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Viivi LEHIKOINEN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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