Eduard Hämäläinen
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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-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917. During his career he won three silver medals at World Championships.
Achievements
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 3rd | Decathlon |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | Decathlon |
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| 1992 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Decathlon |
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| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Heptathlon |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 1st | Decathlon | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | Decathlon | |
| 1994 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 1st | Decathlon |
| 1995 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Decathlon |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Decathlon | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 5th | Decathlon |
Representing  Finland | ||||
| 1997 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 1st | Decathlon |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Decathlon | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Decathlon |
| IAAF World Combined Events Challenge | several places | 6th | Decathlon | |
| 2000 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | DNF | Decathlon |
| 2001 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 9th | Decathlon |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | DNF | Decathlon | |
Personal bests
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See also
- List of nationality transfers in athletics
External links
- Eduard Hämälainen profile at IAAF
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