1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 10,000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 August 1954.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
| Silver | József Kovács Hungary |
| Bronze | Frank Sando Great Britain |
Results
Final
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 28:58.0 | CR | |
| József Kovács | Hungary | 29:25.8 | ||
| Frank Sando | Great Britain | 29:27.6 | ||
| 4 | Herbert Schade | West Germany | 29:32.8 | |
| 5 | Franjo Mihalić | Yugoslavia | 29:59.6 | |
| 6 | Peter Driver | Great Britain | 30:03.6 | |
| 7 | Øistein Saksvik | Norway | 30:04.4 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Anufriyev | Soviet Union | 30:19.4 | |
| 9 | Thomas Nilsson | Sweden | 30:22.4 | |
| 10 | Dimitar Vachkov | Bulgaria | 30:25.2 | NR |
| 11 | Emil Schudel | Switzerland | 30:26.4 | NR |
| 12 | Grigoriy Basalayev | Soviet Union | 30:29.4 | |
| 13 | Stanisław Ożóg | Poland | 30:37.2 | |
| 14 | Hannu Posti | Finland | 30:39.4 | |
| 15 | Thyge Thøgersen | Denmark | 30:53.4 | |
| 16 | Julio Silva | Portugal | 30:59.0 | NR |
| 17 | Rudolf Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 31:10.4 | |
| 18 | Jiří Šantrůček | Czechoslovakia | 31:11.2 | |
| 19 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 31:26.6 | |
| 20 | Mustafa Özcan | Turkey | 31:42.4 | |
| 21 | Antonio Amorós | Spain | 31:50.8 | |
| Béla Juhász | Hungary | DNF | ||
| Jan Miecznikowski | Poland | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Denmark (1)
- Finland (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014