Carl-Olaf Homén

Carl-Olaf Homén (born 24 March 1936 Helsinki[1]) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish attorney, sports administrator and a former Defence minister of Finland.

Homén was a talented middle-distance runner and graduated from the University of Delaware in 1960.[2] He was the president of Finnish Olympic Committee 1984–1988, the president of Finnish Amateur Athletic Association 1977–1980 and the president of Finnish Sports Federation 2000–2003. Homén is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland and served as the defence minister of Finland from August 1974 to June 1975.[1]

Internationally he is best known as a member of the board of International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF and as a president of the European Athletic Association EAA from 1987 to 1999.

References

  1. 1 2 Ministers of Finland Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame Retrieved 29 July 2013.


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