ATHLETE
Eduard Hämäläinen
1969 - Today

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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Eduard Hämäläinen is the 3,576th most popular athlete (down from 2,959th in 2024), the 131st most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 112th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Kazakhstani Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Eduard Hämäläinen by language
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Eduard Hämäläinen ranks 3,576 out of 6,025. Before him are Clara Hughes, Zabit Samedov, Nadine Capellmann, Berhane Adere, Alfred Kirwa Yego, and Peter Åslin. After him are Heiko Habermann, Mykolas Alekna, Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Khaled Al-Eid, Kevin Borlée, and Remigija Nazarovienė.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClara Hughes
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 3,570
Zabit Samedov
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 3,571
Nadine Capellmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 3,572
Berhane Adere
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 3,573
Alfred Kirwa Yego
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 3,574
Peter Åslin
1962 - 2012
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 3,575
Eduard Hämäläinen
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 3,576
Heiko Habermann
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 3,577
Mykolas Alekna
2002 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 3,578
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 3,579
Khaled Al-Eid
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 3,580
Kevin Borlée
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 3,581
Remigija Nazarovienė
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 3,582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Eduard Hämäläinen ranks 897. Before him are Steven Brand, Emil Kremenliev, Stefan Steinweg, Dominic Fumusa, Marian Ivan, and Shin Tanada. After him are Justine Frischmann, Anne Igartiburu, Khaled Al-Eid, Bison Dele, Marco Villa, and Luc Longley.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsSteven Brand
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 891
Emil Kremenliev
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 892
Stefan Steinweg
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 893
Dominic Fumusa
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 894
Marian Ivan
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 895
Shin Tanada
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 896
Eduard Hämäläinen
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 897
Justine Frischmann
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 898
Anne Igartiburu
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 899
Khaled Al-Eid
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 900
Bison Dele
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 901
Marco Villa
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 902
Luc Longley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 903
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Eduard Hämäläinen ranks 131 out of 193. Before him are Igor Potapovich (1967), Dmitry Fofonov (1976), Yelena Chebukina (1965), Däulet Turlyhanov (1963), Sergey Dvortsevoy (1962), and Serik Sapiyev (1983). After him are Islam Dugushiev (1966), Linda (1975), Yeldos Smetov (1992), Aliya Nazarbayeva (1980), Roman Sklyar (1971), and Arawat Sabejew (1968).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsIgor Potapovich
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 125
Dmitry Fofonov
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 126
Yelena Chebukina
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 127
Däulet Turlyhanov
WRESTLER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 128
Sergey Dvortsevoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 129
Serik Sapiyev
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 130
Eduard Hämäläinen
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 131
Islam Dugushiev
WRESTLER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 132
Linda
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 133
Yeldos Smetov
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 134
Aliya Nazarbayeva
BUSINESSPERSON
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 135
Roman Sklyar
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 136
Arawat Sabejew
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 137
Among ATHLETES In Kazakhstan
Among athletes born in Kazakhstan, Eduard Hämäläinen ranks 14. Before him are Olga Rypakova (1984), Dmitriy Karpov (1981), Yermakhan Ibraimov (1972), Tatyana Lesovaya (1956), Vitaliy Savin (1966), and Igor Potapovich (1967). After him are Bakhtiyar Artayev (1983), Ilya Ilyin (1988), Hidayet Heydarov (1997), Alexander Parygin (1973), Dmitriy Gaag (1971), and Zulfiya Chinshanlo (1993).
Olga Rypakova
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 8
Dmitriy Karpov
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 9
Yermakhan Ibraimov
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 10
Tatyana Lesovaya
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 11
Vitaliy Savin
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 12
Igor Potapovich
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 13
Eduard Hämäläinen
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 14
Bakhtiyar Artayev
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 15
Ilya Ilyin
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 16
Hidayet Heydarov
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 17
Alexander Parygin
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 18
Dmitriy Gaag
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 19
Zulfiya Chinshanlo
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 20














































