| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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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.
Medalists
| Gold | Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union
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| Silver | Christopher Chataway Great Britain
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| Bronze | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia
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Results
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vladimir Kuts |  Soviet Union |
13:56.6 | WR |
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Christopher Chataway | Great Britain |
14:08.8 | |
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Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia |
14:10.2 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Okorokov | Soviet Union |
14:20.0 | |
| 5 | Lucien Hanswijck |  Belgium |
14:25.6 | |
| 6 | Frans Herman | Belgium |
14:31.4 | |
| 7 | Øistein Saksvik |  Norway |
14:32.2 | |
| 8 | Urho Julin |  Finland |
14:32.4 | |
| 9 | Sándor Garay |  Hungary |
14:44.6 | |
| 10 | Alojzy Graj |  Poland |
14:48.6 | |
| 11 | Rolf Haikkola | Finland |
15:22.8 | |
| Herbert Schade |  West Germany |
DNF | ||
| Heinz Laufer | West Germany |
DNF | ||
| József Kovács | Hungary |
DNF | ||
| Fred Green | Great Britain |
DNF |
Heats
26 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frans Herman | Belgium |
14:42.8 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Green | Great Britain |
14:42.8 | Q |
| 3 | Vladimir Okorokov | Soviet Union |
14:43.0 | Q |
| 4 | Sándor Garay | Hungary |
14:43.6 | Q |
| 5 | Øistein Saksvik | Norway |
14:44.0 | Q |
| 6 | Władysław Płonka [pl] | Poland |
14:47.0 | |
| 7 | Osman Coşgül |  Turkey |
14:51.0 | |
| 8 | Rudolf Morgenthaler |  Switzerland |
14:54.8 | |
| 9 | Dimitar Vachkov |  Bulgaria |
14:59.4 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kuts | Soviet Union |
14:18.8 | Q |
| 2 | Herbert Schade | West Germany |
14:23.8 | Q |
| 3 | Lucien Hanswijck | Belgium |
14:29.2 | Q |
| 4 | Urho Julin | Finland |
14:36.2 | Q |
| 5 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia |
14:36.2 | Q |
| 6 | Pierre Page | Switzerland |
14:37.4 | NR |
| 7 | Karl Lundh |  Sweden |
14:42.4 | |
| 8 | Antonio Amorós [ca] |  Spain |
15:28.6 | |
| Henri Laethier |  France |
DNF | ||
| Cahit Önel | Turkey |
DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alojzy Graj | Poland |
14:38.4 | Q |
| 2 | József Kovács | Hungary |
14:38.6 | Q |
| 3 | Christopher Chataway | Great Britain |
14:40.0 | Q |
| 4 | Rolf Haikkola | Finland |
14:40.0 | Q |
| 5 | Heinz Laufer | West Germany |
14:42.0 | Q |
| 6 | Kurt Rötzer |  Austria |
14:46.2 | |
| 7 | Drago Štritof |  Yugoslavia |
14:48.4 | |
| 8 | Manuel Faria |  Portugal |
14:55.8 | NR |
| 9 | Helmut Becker |  Saar |
15:21.8 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Saar (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Turkey (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
| 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men's 5000 m | |
| Women's 3000 m | |
| Women's 5000 m | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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