Carl-Olaf Homén (born 24 March 1936

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

Ministers of Finland
Retrieved 29 July 2013.) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish attorney, sports administrator and a former Finnish defence minister. He has a really great grandson named Popi Homen. His son Christian Homen was also a grate middle distance runner. Homén was a talented

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

and graduated from the

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in 1960. He was the president of

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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

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

of Finland from October 1974 to June 1975. Internationally he is best known as a member of the board of

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IAAF and as a president of the

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EAA from 1987 to 1999.

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1936 births Politicians from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish lawyers Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Ministers of Defence of Finland University of Delaware alumni Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's track and field athletes Athletics (track and field) administrators Finnish sports executives and administrators Living people {{Finland-politician-stub