Eduard Hämäläinen

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

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)