Eduard Hämäläinen

Eduard Hämäläinen

Personal information
Born	21 January 1969
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Belarus World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Decathlon 1995 Gothenburg Decathlon World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto Heptathlon Representing  Finland World Championships 1997 Athens Decathlon European Championships 1998 Budapest Decathlon

Eduard Hämäläinen (born 21 January 1969 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.

He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandfather had moved from Finland to Russia before 1917 and was later deported to Kazakhstan. He was a frequent competitor in the European Athletics Championships, including the men's decathlon event in 1998.^[1] During his career he won three silver medals at World Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	3rd	Decathlon	7596 pts
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	Decathlon	8233 pts
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	2nd	Decathlon	8483 pts
Representing /  Belarus
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Heptathlon	6075 pts
	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	1st	Decathlon	8604 pts
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	Decathlon	8724 pts
1994	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	1st	Decathlon	8735 pts
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Decathlon	DNF
1995	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	2nd	Decathlon	8438 pts
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Decathlon	8489 pts
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th	Decathlon	8613 pts
Representing  Finland
1997	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	1st	Decathlon	8617 pts
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	Decathlon	8730 pts
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Decathlon	8587 pts
	IAAF World Combined Events Challenge	several places	6th	Decathlon	24,923 pts
2000	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	—	Decathlon	DNF
2001	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	9th	Decathlon	8028 pts
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	—	Decathlon	DNF

Personal bests

Decathlon - 8735 (1994) 100 metres - 10.69 (1994) 400 metres - 46.71 (1997) 1500 metres - 4:22.0 (1987) 110 metres hurdles - 13.57 (1993) Pole vault - 5.30 (1993)

High jump - 2.11 (1994) Long jump - 7.56 (1997) Shot put - 16.74 (1996) Discus throw - 52.20 (1994) Javelin throw - 61.88 (1993)

See also

• List of nationality transfers in athletics

References

1. Lautsi, Veikko (August 20, 1998). "Eduard Hämäläinen ottelee avauspäivän jälkeen kärjessä "Ensimmäinen päivä ei ole vielä ratkaiseva"" [Eduard Hämäläinen will play in the lead after the opening day "The first day is not decisive yet"]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved August 1, 2021.

External links

• Eduard Hämälainen at World Athletics