1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 28 August 1954.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Sándor Rozsnyói Hungary
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| Silver | Olavi Rinteenpää Finland
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| Bronze | Ernst Larsen Norway
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Results
[edit]Final
[edit]28 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Sándor Rozsnyói | Hungary |
8:49.6 | CR NR |
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Olavi Rinteenpää | Finland |
8:52.4 | |
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Ernst Larsen | Norway |
8:53.2 | NR |
| 4 | Pentti Karvonen | Finland |
8:55.2 | |
| 5 | László Jeszenszky | Hungary |
8:59.4 | |
| 6 | Viktor Kurchavov |  Soviet Union |
9:00.2 | |
| 7 | Vlastimil Brlica |  Czechoslovakia |
9:03.6 | NR |
| 8 | Yevgeniy Kodyaykin | Soviet Union |
9:07.4 | |
| 9 | Helmut Thumm |  West Germany |
9:07.6 | |
| 10 | John Disley |  Great Britain |
9:07.6 | |
| 11 | Karl-Heinz Schmalz | West Germany |
9:15.6 | |
| Jerzy Chromik |  Poland |
DNS |
Heats
[edit]26 August
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Ernst Larsen | Norway |
9:00.0 | CR Q |
| 2 | Sándor Rozsnyói | Hungary |
9:01.0 | Q |
| 3 | Pentti Karvonen | Finland |
9:01.2 | Q |
| 4 | Karl-Heinz Schmalz | West Germany |
9:01.8 | Q |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Kodyaykin | Soviet Union |
9:02.2 | Q |
| 6 | Vlastimil Brlica | Czechoslovakia |
9:05.6 | NR Q |
| 7 | Curt Söderberg |  Sweden |
9:12.8 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Johnson | Great Britain |
9:17.6 | |
| 9 | Roger Deweer |  Belgium |
9:30.2 | |
| 10 | Grigore Cojocaru |  Romania |
9:31.6 | |
| 11 | Gottfried Stäubli |  Switzerland |
9:32.0 |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Kurchavov | Soviet Union |
9:06.2 | Q |
| 2 | László Jeszenszky | Hungary |
9:06.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jerzy Chromik | Poland |
9:06.4 | Q |
| 4 | Olavi Rinteenpää | Finland |
9:06.8 | Q |
| 5 | John Disley | Great Britain |
9:13.6 | Q |
| 6 | Helmut Thumm | West Germany |
9:14.4 | Q |
| 7 | Abdullah Kökpinar |  Turkey |
9:32.8 | |
| 8 | Gunnar Tjörnebo | Sweden |
9:36.2 | |
| 9 | Arthur Huber | Switzerland |
9:45.4 | |
| 10 | Augusto Silva |  Portugal |
9:56.4 |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Finland (2)
Hungary (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (2)
References
[edit]- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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