1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 5000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Emil Zátopek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver Alain Mimoun
Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze Gaston Reiff
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Results

Final

26 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:03.0CR NR
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 14:26.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Gaston Reiff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:26.2
4 Väinö Mäkelä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:30.8
5 Hannu Posti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:40.8
6 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:42.4
7 Stevan Pavlović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 14:50.2
8 Alec Olney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:51.8
9 Božidar Đurašković Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 14:52.4
10 Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:02.2
11 Bertil Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:09.4
Jacques Vernier Flag of France.svg  France DNF

Heats

24 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Emil Zátopek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:56.0Q
2 Väinö Mäkelä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:56.2Q
3 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15:03.0Q
4 Jacques Vernier Flag of France.svg  France 15:03.6Q
5 Stevan Pavlović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 15:06.2Q
6 Bertil Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:07.2Q
7 Vasilios Mavrapostolos Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 15:08.4NR
8 Kurt Rötzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 15:08.4NR
9 Aage Poulsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19:99.9

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hannu Posti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:47.2Q
2 Alec Olney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:55.6Q
3 Božidar Đurašković Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 15:00.6Q
4 Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:09.0Q
5 Gaston Reiff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 15:10.0Q
6 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 15:11.0Q
7 August Sutter Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 15:13.0

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.

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The men's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 24 August 1950.

The men's 200 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25, 26 and 27 August 1950.

The men's 400 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23, 24, and 25 August 1950.

The men's 800 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 26 August 1950.

The men's 1500 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 27 August 1950.

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 24 August 1950.

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24, 26, and 27 August 1950.

The men's pole vault at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.

The men's long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 26 August 1950.

The men's discus throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.

The men's hammer throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.

The men's javelin throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.

The men's decathlon at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 25 August 1950.

The women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 25 August 1950.

The women's 200 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 26 and 27 August 1950.

The women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 26 August 1950.

The women's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 August 1950.

The women's long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 August 1950.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014