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| Full name | Janne Sven-Åke Holmén |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | Janne Holmén (1977-09-26)26 September 1977 (age 48) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) |
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| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Running |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Jomala IK/IF Åland |
| Coached by | Rune Holmén |
| Retired | 3 July 2009 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2004: Marathon 22nd 2008: Marathon 19th |
| World finals | 2005: Marathon DNF 2007: Marathon 9th |
| Regional finals | 2002: Marathon Gold2006: Marathon 7th |
| Personalbest(s) | 5000 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) |
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Janne Sven-Åke Holmén (born 26 September 1977) is aFinnish formerlong-distancerunner.[1]
Holmén's biggest achievement was winning themarathon event in the2002 European Championships in Athletics inMunich,Germany, finishing in 2:12:14. In the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens,Greece, Holmén finished in 22nd place, with the time 2:17:50. In the2006 European Championships in Athletics inGothenburg,Sweden, Holmén finished in seventh place with a time of 2:13:10. In the2007 World Championships in Athletics Janne Hólmen took ninth place with time of 2:19:36. In the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,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 inRotterdam 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 motherNina was herself a European champion in 3000 metres in the1974 European Championships, and his father Rune served as his trainer, in addition to being a former runner.[1] Holmén lives inUppsala,Sweden,[1] with wife Laila Skah (sister ofKhalid Skah) and three sons. He has converted toIslam.
Holmén has been studying at theUniversity of Uppsala, and in 2006 he obtained adoctoral degree for his thesisDen politiska läroboken: Bilden av USA och Sovjetunionen i norska, svenska och finländska läroböcker under Kalla kriget, a study ofScandinavian school books and their portrayal of theU.S. and theSoviet Union during theCold War.[1]
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