Eduard Hämäläinen
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
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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
Representing the Template:URS
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1988
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World Junior Championships
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Sudbury, Canada
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3rd
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Decathlon
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7596 pts
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1991
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World Championships
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Tokyo, Japan
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7th
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Decathlon
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8233 pts
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Representing Template:EUN
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1992
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8483 pts
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Representing Template:Flagicon / Template:BLR
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1993
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World Indoor Championships
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Toronto, Canada
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3rd
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Heptathlon
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6075 pts
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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1st
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Decathlon
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8604 pts
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World Championships
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Stuttgart, Germany
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8724 pts
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1994
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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1st
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Decathlon
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8735 pts
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European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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—
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Decathlon
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DNF
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1995
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8438 pts
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World Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8489 pts
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1996
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Olympic Games
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Atlanta, United States
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5th
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Decathlon
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8613 pts
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Representing Template:FIN
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1997
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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1st
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Decathlon
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8617 pts
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World Championships
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Athens, Greece
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8730 pts
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1998
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European Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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2nd
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Decathlon
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8587 pts
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IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
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several places
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6th
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Decathlon
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24,923 pts
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2000
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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—
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Decathlon
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DNF
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2001
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Hypo-Meeting
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Götzis, Austria
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9th
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Decathlon
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8028 pts
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World Championships
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Edmonton, Canada
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—
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Decathlon
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DNF
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Personal bests
See also
External links
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