Janne Holmén
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| Birth name | Janne Holmén | ||||||
| Full name | Janne Sven-Åke Holmén | ||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||
| Born |
26 September 1977 Jomala, Åland, Finland |
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| Residence | Uppsala, Sweden | ||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) | ||||||
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| Country |
 Finland
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| Sport | Running | ||||||
| Event(s) | Marathon | ||||||
| Club | Jomala IK/IF Åland | ||||||
| Coached by | Rune Holmén | ||||||
| Retired | 3 July 2009 | ||||||
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| World finals |
2005: Marathon DNF 2007: Marathon 9th |
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| Regional finals |
2002: Marathon  Gold2006: Marathon 7th |
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| Olympic finals |
2004: Marathon 22nd 2008: Marathon 19th |
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| Personal best(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 a Finnish former long-distance runner.
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. Holmén currently lives in Uppsala, Sweden, with wife Laila Skah (sister of Khalid Skah) and three sons. He has converted to Islam.
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