1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 28 August 1954.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Sándor Rozsnyói Hungary
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| Silver | Olavi Rinteenpää Finland
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| Bronze | Ernst Larsen Norway
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Results[]
Final[]
28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sándor Rozsnyói | Hungary |
8:49.6 | CR NR |
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Olavi Rinteenpää | Finland |
8:52.4 | |
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Ernst Larsen | Norway |
8:53.2 | NR |
| 4 | Pentti Karvonen | Finland |
8:55.2 | |
| 5 | László Jeszenszky | Hungary |
8:59.4 | |
| 6 |  Soviet Union |
9:00.2 | ||
| 7 | Vlastimil Brlica |  Czechoslovakia |
9:03.6 | NR |
| 8 | Soviet Union |
9:07.4 | ||
| 9 |  West Germany |
9:07.6 | ||
| 10 | John Disley |  Great Britain |
9:07.6 | |
| 11 | West Germany |
9:15.6 | ||
| Jerzy Chromik |  Poland |
DNS |
Heats[]
26 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Larsen | Norway |
9:00.0 | CR Q |
| 2 | Sándor Rozsnyói | Hungary |
9:01.0 | Q |
| 3 | Pentti Karvonen | Finland |
9:01.2 | Q |
| 4 | West Germany |
9:01.8 | Q | |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
9:02.2 | Q | |
| 6 | Vlastimil Brlica | Czechoslovakia |
9:05.6 | NR Q |
| 7 | Curt Söderberg |  Sweden |
9:12.8 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Johnson | Great Britain |
9:17.6 | |
| 9 |  Belgium |
9:30.2 | ||
| 10 |  Romania |
9:31.6 | ||
| 11 |  Switzerland |
9:32.0 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
9:06.2 | Q | |
| 2 | László Jeszenszky | Hungary |
9:06.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jerzy Chromik | Poland |
9:06.4 | Q |
| 4 | Olavi Rinteenpää | Finland |
9:06.8 | Q |
| 5 | John Disley | Great Britain |
9:13.6 | Q |
| 6 | West Germany |
9:14.4 | Q | |
| 7 |  Turkey |
9:32.8 | ||
| 8 | Gunnar Tjörnebo | Sweden |
9:36.2 | |
| 9 | Switzerland |
9:45.4 | ||
| 10 |  Portugal |
9:56.4 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
- Steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships