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Janne Holmén
Personal information
Full nameJanne Sven-Åke Holmén
NationalityFinnish
BornJanne Holmén
(1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 48)
Jomala, Åland, Finland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Sport
Country Finland
SportRunning
Event
Marathon
ClubJomala IK/IF Åland
Coached byRune Holmén
Retired3 July 2009
Achievements and titles
2004: Marathon 22nd
2008: Marathon 19th
World finals
2005: Marathon DNF
2007: Marathon 9th
Regional finals
2002: Marathon  Gold
2006: Marathon 7th
Personal bests5000 m: 13:35.62 (2001)
10,000 m: 28:09.94 (2003)
10 km road 28:31 (2002, NR)
Half marathon: 1:02:35 (2007)
Marathon: 2:10:46 (2008, NR)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 MunichMarathon

Janne Sven-Åke Holmén (born 26 September 1977) is a Finnish former long-distance runner.[1]

Holmén leading the pack at the 10,000 m Challenge 2009, where he finished third.

Holmén's biggest achievement was winning the marathon event in the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in Munich, Germany, finishing in 2:12:14. In the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Holmén finished in 22nd place, with the time 2:17:50. In the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, Holmén finished in seventh place with a time of 2:13:10. In the 2007 World Championships in Athletics Janne Hólmen took ninth place with time of 2:19:36. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Holmén finished in 19th place, with the time 2:14:44.

Holmén concentrated mainly on championship marathons where he generally succeeded well. His personal record time is 2:10:46, run in Rotterdam 2008. This is also the current Finnish record. He ended his athletics career in 2009 and concentrated on an academic career.

Holmén comes from a family of runners; his mother Nina was herself a European champion in 3000 metres in the 1974 European Championships, and his father Rune served as his trainer, in addition to being a former runner.[1] Holmén lives in Uppsala, Sweden,[1] with wife Laila Skah (sister of Khalid Skah) and three sons. He has converted to Islam.[2]

Holmén has been studying at the University of Uppsala, and in 2006 he obtained a doctoral degree for his thesis Den politiska läroboken: Bilden av USA och Sovjetunionen i norska, svenska och finländska läroböcker under Kalla kriget, a study of Scandinavian school books and their portrayal of the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.[1]

Personal bests

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  • 5000m 13:35.62 (Lappeenranta 15.7.2001)
  • 10000m 28:09.94 (Turku 15.6.2003)
  • 10 km road 28:31 (NR) (Madrid 2002)
  • Half marathon 1:02:35 (Sevilla 16.12.2007)
  • Marathon 2:10:46 (NR) (Rotterdam 13.4.2008)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Isaksson, Janne (28 June 2020). ""Eller vad säger du, Janne, ska du bli en idrottsman?" Maratonmiraklet i München – Janne Holmén visste redan som sjuåring vad han ville" ["Or what do you say, Janne, are you going to be an athlete?" The marathon miracle in Munich - Janne Holmén already knew as a seven-year-old what he wanted]. Svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ Karisto, Ilkka (2002-09-20). "Ihme mies". Ylioppilaslehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
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