Eduard Hämäläinen
Personal information
Born21 January 1969
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 StuttgartDecathlon
Silver medal – second place1995 GothenburgDecathlon
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1993 TorontoHeptathlon
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 AthensDecathlon
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 BudapestDecathlon

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 /  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

 

See also

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.


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