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1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 29 August 1954.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union |
| Silver | Christopher Chataway Great Britain |
| Bronze | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
Results edit
Final edit
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | 13:56.6 | WR | |
| Christopher Chataway | Great Britain | 14:08.8 | ||
| Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:10.2 | ||
| 4 | Vladimir Okorokov | Soviet Union | 14:20.0 | |
| 5 | Lucien Hanswijck | Belgium | 14:25.6 | |
| 6 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 14:31.4 | |
| 7 | Øistein Saksvik | Norway | 14:32.2 | |
| 8 | Urho Julin | Finland | 14:32.4 | |
| 9 | Sándor Garay | Hungary | 14:44.6 | |
| 10 | Alojzy Graj | Poland | 14:48.6 | |
| 11 | Rolf Haikkola | Finland | 15:22.8 | |
| Herbert Schade | West Germany | DNF | ||
| Heinz Laufer | West Germany | DNF | ||
| József Kovács | Hungary | DNF | ||
| Fred Green | Great Britain | DNF |
Heats edit
26 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 14:42.8 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Green | Great Britain | 14:42.8 | Q |
| 3 | Vladimir Okorokov | Soviet Union | 14:43.0 | Q |
| 4 | Sándor Garay | Hungary | 14:43.6 | Q |
| 5 | Øistein Saksvik | Norway | 14:44.0 | Q |
| 6 | Władysław Płonka | Poland | 14:47.0 | |
| 7 | Osman Coşgül | Turkey | 14:51.0 | |
| 8 | Rudolf Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 14:54.8 | |
| 9 | Dimitar Vachkov | Bulgaria | 14:59.4 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | 14:18.8 | Q |
| 2 | Herbert Schade | West Germany | 14:23.8 | Q |
| 3 | Lucien Hanswijck | Belgium | 14:29.2 | Q |
| 4 | Urho Julin | Finland | 14:36.2 | Q |
| 5 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:36.2 | Q |
| 6 | Pierre Page | Switzerland | 14:37.4 | NR |
| 7 | Karl Lundh | Sweden | 14:42.4 | |
| 8 | Antonio Amorós | Spain | 15:28.6 | |
| Henri Laethier | France | DNF | ||
| Cahit Önel | Turkey | DNF |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alojzy Graj | Poland | 14:38.4 | Q |
| 2 | József Kovács | Hungary | 14:38.6 | Q |
| 3 | Christopher Chataway | Great Britain | 14:40.0 | Q |
| 4 | Rolf Haikkola | Finland | 14:40.0 | Q |
| 5 | Heinz Laufer | West Germany | 14:42.0 | Q |
| 6 | Kurt Rötzer | Austria | 14:46.2 | |
| 7 | Drago Štritof | Yugoslavia | 14:48.4 | |
| 8 | Manuel Faria | Portugal | 14:55.8 | NR |
| 9 | Helmut Becker | Saar | 15:21.8 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Saar (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014