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Finnish Athletics Federation (Finnish: Suomen Urheiluliitto ry, abbr. SUL; Swedish: Finlands Friidrottsförbund rf) is the governing body of athletics in Finland. It was separated from the Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation in 1932.
Suomen Urheiluliitto | |
Finlands Friidrottsförbund | |
Sport | Athletics |
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Abbreviation | SUL |
Founded | 1932 |
Affiliation | World Athletics |
Regional affiliation | EAA |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
President | Sami Itani |
Secretary | Harri Aalto |
Official website | |
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Today SUL has 850 member clubs and some 30,000 athletes. It is a member of Finnish Sports Federation which is the main governing body of Sport in Finland.
Presidents
edit- Urho Kekkonen 1932–1947
- Lauri Miettinen 1948–1952
- Reino Piirto 1953–1963
- Toimi Tulikoura 1964
- Jukka Uunila 1965–1974
- Yrjö Kokko 1975–1976
- Carl-Olaf Homén 1977–1980
- Pertti Eräkare 1981–1982
- Tapani Ilkka 1983–1990
- Ilkka Kanerva 1991–2005
- Antti Pihlakoski 2006–2012
- Vesa Harmaakorpi 2013–2018
- Sami Itani 2019–
External links
edit- Official website (in Finnish)