Eduard Hämäläinen (born 21 January 1969 in
Karaganda,
Kazakh SSR,
Soviet Union
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) is a retired
decathlete
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from
Finland
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and
Belarus
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.
He originally competed for the
Soviet Union
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and then
Belarus
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after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His
great-grandfather
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had moved from
Finland
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to
Russia
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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
See also
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List of nationality transfers in athletics
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To countries in Africa
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References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Karaganda
Soviet decathletes
Finnish decathletes
Belarusian decathletes
Belarusian people of Finnish descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of the Unified Team
Olympic athletes of Belarus
Olympic athletes of Finland
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
CIS Athletics Championships winners
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