Adriaan Paulen

Adriaan Paulen

Paulen in 1976
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Netherlands
World Student Games
1923 Paris400 metres
1923 Paris800 metres

Adriaan "Adje" Paulen RMWO (Dutch: [ˈaːdrijaːn ˈɑtɕə ˈpʌulə(n)]; 12 October 1902 9 May 1985) was a Dutch athlete who competed from 1917 to 1931. During World War II, he was part of the Dutch resistance in the Netherlands. Following World War II, Paulen became a sports official, becoming president of the IAAF (then International Amateur Athletic Federation), serving from 1976 to 1981.