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[]
Gold | Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union |
Silver | Christopher Chataway Great Britain |
Bronze | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
Results[]
Final[]
29 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | 13:56.6 | WR | |
Christopher Chataway | Great Britain | 14:08.8 | ||
Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:10.2 | ||
4 | Soviet Union | 14:20.0 | ||
5 | 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 | Finland | 15:22.8 | ||
Herbert Schade | West Germany | DNF | ||
Heinz Laufer | West Germany | DNF | ||
József Kovács | Hungary | DNF | ||
Fred Green | Great Britain | DNF |
Heats[]
26 August
Heat 1[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 14:42.8 | Q |
2 | Fred Green | Great Britain | 14:42.8 | Q |
3 | Soviet Union | 14:43.0 | Q | |
4 | Sándor Garay | Hungary | 14:43.6 | Q |
5 | Øistein Saksvik | Norway | 14:44.0 | Q |
6 | Poland | 14:47.0 | ||
7 | Osman Coşgül | Turkey | 14:51.0 | |
8 | Rudolf Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 14:54.8 | |
9 | Bulgaria | 14:59.4 |
Heat 2[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union | 14:18.8 | Q |
2 | Herbert Schade | West Germany | 14:23.8 | Q |
3 | 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 | Sweden | 14:42.4 | ||
8 | Spain | 15:28.6 | ||
France | DNF | |||
Cahit Önel | Turkey | DNF |
Heat 3[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 | 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 | Portugal | 14:55.8 | NR | |
9 | Saar | 15:21.8 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 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
- 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships