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. During his career he won three silver medals at World Championships.
Achievements Representing the 1988World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 3rdDecathlon7596 pts1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7thDecathlon8233 ptsRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain —DecathlonDNFHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 2ndDecathlon8483 ptsRepresenting / 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada 3rdHeptathlon6075 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 1stDecathlon8604 ptsWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 2ndDecathlon8724 pts1994Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 1stDecathlon8735 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland —DecathlonDNF1995Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 2ndDecathlon8438 ptsWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2ndDecathlon8489 pts1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States5thDecathlon8613 ptsRepresenting 1997Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 1stDecathlon8617 ptsWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2ndDecathlon8730 pts1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2ndDecathlon8587 ptsIAAF World Combined Events Challenge several places6thDecathlon24,923 pts2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia24thDecathlon7520 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria —DecathlonDNF2001Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria9thDecathlon8028 ptsWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada —DecathlonDNF
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
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