Carl-Olaf Homén (born 24 March 1936

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

Ministers of Finland
Retrieved 29 July 2013.) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish attorney, sports administrator and a former Finnish defence minister. Homén was a talented

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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

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and served as the

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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 {{SwedishPeoplesParty-politician-stub