1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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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]
Medalists
| Gold | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
| Silver | Alain Mimoun France |
| Bronze | Gaston Reiff Belgium |
Results
Final
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:03.0 | CR NR | |
| Alain Mimoun | France | 14:26.0 | ||
| Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:26.2 | ||
| 4 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:30.8 | |
| 5 | Hannu Posti | Finland | 14:40.8 | |
| 6 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 14:42.4 | |
| 7 | Stevan Pavlović | Yugoslavia | 14:50.2 | |
| 8 | Alec Olney | Great Britain | 14:51.8 | |
| 9 | Božidar Đurašković | Yugoslavia | 14:52.4 | |
| 10 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 15:02.2 | |
| 11 | Bertil Karlsson | Sweden | 15:09.4 | |
| Jacques Vernier | France | DNF |
Heats
24 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:56.0 | Q |
| 2 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:56.2 | Q |
| 3 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 15:03.0 | Q |
| 4 | Jacques Vernier | France | 15:03.6 | Q |
| 5 | Stevan Pavlović | Yugoslavia | 15:06.2 | Q |
| 6 | Bertil Karlsson | Sweden | 15:07.2 | Q |
| 7 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | Greece | 15:08.4 | NR |
| 8 | Kurt Rötzer | Austria | 15:08.4 | NR |
| 9 | Aage Poulsen | Denmark | 19:99.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannu Posti | Finland | 14:47.2 | Q |
| 2 | Alec Olney | Great Britain | 14:55.6 | Q |
| 3 | Božidar Đurašković | Yugoslavia | 15:00.6 | Q |
| 4 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 15:09.0 | Q |
| 5 | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 15:10.0 | Q |
| 6 | Alain Mimoun | France | 15:11.0 | Q |
| 7 | August Sutter | Switzerland | 15:13.0 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014