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Place of Birth: Savitaipale, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About 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.
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