1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadion Neufeld | |||||||||
| Location | Bern | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 30 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.9 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.[1]
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- France (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Netherlands (2)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (2)
- Saar (2)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (2)
- West Germany (2)
Results
Heats
28 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Ellis | Great Britain | 21.3 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Carlsson | Sweden | 21.3 | Q, NR |
| 3 | Zdobysław Stawczyk | Poland | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Gert Lemmes | Saar | 22.0 | |
| 5 | Todori Yordanidis | Turkey | 22.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 21.5 | Q |
| 2 | Ilarie Magdas | Romania | 21.9 | Q |
| 3 | Kaj Månsson | Sweden | 21.9 | |
| 4 | Angel Gavrilov | Bulgaria | 22.3 | |
| 5 | Kurt Heidrich | Saar | 22.5 | |
| Leonhard Pohl | West Germany | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Fütterer | West Germany | 21.4 | Q |
| 2 | Aad van Hardeveld | Netherlands | 21.6 | Q |
| 3 | Carlos Germonprez | Belgium | 22.0 | |
| 4 | Josef Wimmer | Austria | 22.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shenton | Great Britain | 21.6 | Q |
| 2 | Yuriy Konovalov | Soviet Union | 21.8 | Q |
| 3 | Angel Kolev | Bulgaria | 21.9 | |
| 4 | Nikolaos Georgopoulos | Greece | 22.2 | |
| 5 | Daniel Meneux | France | 22.3 | |
| 6 | Muzaffer Selvi | Turkey | 22.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ásmundur Bjarnason | Iceland | 21.7 | Q |
| 2 | Václav Janeček | Czechoslovakia | 21.7 | Q |
| 3 | József Senkei | Hungary | 22.0 | |
| 4 | Jacques Vercruysse | Belgium | 22.0 | |
| 5 | Pierre Coelembier | France | 22.1 | |
| 6 | Willy Eichenberger | Switzerland | 22.4 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo Saat | Netherlands | 21.8 | Q |
| 2 | Hans Wehrli | Switzerland | 21.9 | Q |
| 3 | Alexandru Stoenescu | Romania | 22.4 |
Semi-finals
28 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Ellis | Great Britain | 21.3 | Q |
| 2 | Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 21.3 | Q |
| 3 | Václav Janeček | Czechoslovakia | 21.4 | Q |
| 4 | Aad van Hardeveld | Netherlands | 21.4 | |
| 5 | Hans Wehrli | Switzerland | 21.6 | |
| 6 | Ilarie Magdas | Romania | 21.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Fütterer | West Germany | 21.1 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Jan Carlsson | Sweden | 21.4 | Q |
| 3 | Brian Shenton | Great Britain | 21.4 | Q |
| 4 | Ásmundur Bjarnason | Iceland | 21.6 | |
| 5 | Yuriy Konovalov | Soviet Union | 21.7 | |
| 6 | Theo Saat | Netherlands | 22.1 |
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz Fütterer | West Germany | 20.9 | CR, AR | |
| Ardalion Ignatyev | Soviet Union | 21.1 | NR | |
| George Ellis | Great Britain | 21.2 | NR | |
| 4 | Brian Shenton | Great Britain | 21.3 | |
| 5 | Jan Carlsson | Sweden | 21.5 | |
| 6 | Václav Janeček | Czechoslovakia | 21.9 | |
| Wind: +0.1 m/s | ||||
References
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 377–384. Retrieved 13 August 2014.