1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

Events at the
1954 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
10,000 m track walk men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

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
 United Kingdom

Results

Final

25 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 28:58.0 CR
2nd József Kovács  Hungary 29:25.8
3rd Frank Sando  United Kingdom 29:27.6
4 Herbert Schade  West Germany 29:32.8
5 Franjo Mihalić  Yugoslavia 29:59.6
6 Peter Driver  United Kingdom 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
22 Béla Juhász  Hungary DNF
23 Jan Miecznikowski  Poland DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References

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