Eduard Hämäläinen

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Silver	1993 Stuttgart	Decathlon
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	Decathlon
Silver	1997 Athens	Decathlon
European Championships
Silver	1998 Budapest	Decathlon

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

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	3rd	Decathlon
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	Decathlon
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Heptathlon
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	Decathlon
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Decathlon
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th	Decathlon
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	Decathlon
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Decathlon
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	DNF	Decathlon

[edit] 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)

[edit] See also

• List of nationality transfers in athletics

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Eduard Hämälainen

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dan O'Brien	Best Year Performance 1994	Succeeded by Dan O'Brien