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