1954 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 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 29 August 1954. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Vladimir Kuts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver Christopher Chataway
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze Emil Zátopek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia

Results

Final

29 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Vladimir Kuts Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 13:56.6WR
Silver medal icon.svg Christopher Chataway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:08.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:10.2
4 Vladimir Okorokov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:20.0
5 Lucien Hanswijck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:25.6
6 Frans Herman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:31.4
7 Øistein Saksvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:32.2
8 Urho Julin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:32.4
9 Sándor Garay Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14:44.6
10 Alojzy Graj Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14:48.6
11 Rolf Haikkola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15:22.8
Herbert Schade Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Heinz Laufer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary DNF
Fred Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNF

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Frans Herman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:42.8Q
2 Fred Green Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:42.8Q
3 Vladimir Okorokov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:43.0Q
4 Sándor Garay Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14:43.6Q
5 Øistein Saksvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:44.0Q
6 Władysław Płonka  [ pl ]Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14:47.0
7 Osman Coşgül Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14:51.0
8 Rudolf Morgenthaler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14:54.8
9 Dimitar Vachkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 14:59.4

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Vladimir Kuts Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union 14:18.8Q
2 Herbert Schade Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 14:23.8Q
3 Lucien Hanswijck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:29.2Q
4 Urho Julin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:36.2Q
5 Emil Zátopek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:36.2Q
6 Pierre Page Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14:37.4NR
7 Karl Lundh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14:42.4
8 Antonio Amorós Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 15:28.6
Henri Laethier Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Cahit Önel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DNF

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Alojzy Graj Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14:38.4Q
2 József Kovács Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14:38.6Q
3 Christopher Chataway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14:40.0Q
4 Rolf Haikkola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:40.0Q
5 Heinz Laufer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 14:42.0Q
6 Kurt Rötzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 14:46.2
7 Drago Štritof Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 14:48.4
8 Manuel Faria Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 14:55.8NR
9 Helmut Becker Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar 15:21.8

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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