1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
at the European Athletics Championships

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]

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Medalists

Gold Sándor Rozsnyói
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Silver Olavi Rinteenpää
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze Ernst Larsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Results

Final

28 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Sándor Rozsnyói Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 8:49.6CR NR
Silver medal icon.svg Olavi Rinteenpää Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:52.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Ernst Larsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8:53.2NR
4 Pentti Karvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8:55.2
5 László Jeszenszky Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 8:59.4
6 Viktor Kurchavov Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 9:00.2
7 Vlastimil Brlica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9:03.6NR
8 Yevgeniy Kodyaykin Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 9:07.4
9 Helmut Thumm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9:07.6
10 John Disley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9:07.6
11 Karl-Heinz Schmalz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9:15.6
Jerzy Chromik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DNS

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ernst Larsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9:00.0CR Q
2 Sándor Rozsnyói Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 9:01.0Q
3 Pentti Karvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:01.2Q
4 Karl-Heinz Schmalz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9:01.8Q
5 Yevgeniy Kodyaykin Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 9:02.2Q
6 Vlastimil Brlica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9:05.6NR Q
7 Curt Söderberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:12.8
8 Kenneth Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9:17.6
9 Roger Deweer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9:30.2
10 Grigore Cojocaru Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9:31.6
11 Gottfried Stäubli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9:32.0

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Viktor Kurchavov Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 9:06.2Q
2 László Jeszenszky Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 9:06.2Q
3 Jerzy Chromik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:06.4Q
4 Olavi Rinteenpää Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:06.8Q
5 John Disley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9:13.6Q
6 Helmut Thumm Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9:14.4Q
7 Abdullah Kökpinar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 9:32.8
8 Gunnar Tjörnebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9:36.2
9 Arthur Huber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9:45.4
10 Augusto Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9:56.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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References

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