1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 24 and 26 August 1950.[1]

Medalists

GoldEmil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia
SilverAlain Mimoun
 France
BronzeGaston Reiff
 Belgium

Results

Final

26 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia14:03.0CR NR
Alain Mimoun France14:26.0
Gaston Reiff Belgium14:26.2
4Väinö Mäkelä Finland14:30.8
5Hannu Posti Finland14:40.8
6Lucien Theys Belgium14:42.4
7Stevan Pavlović Yugoslavia14:50.2
8Alec Olney Great Britain14:51.8
9Božidar Đurašković Yugoslavia14:52.4
10Bertil Albertsson Sweden15:02.2
11Bertil Karlsson Sweden15:09.4
Jacques Vernier FranceDNF

Heats

24 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia14:56.0Q
2Väinö Mäkelä Finland14:56.2Q
3Lucien Theys Belgium15:03.0Q
4Jacques Vernier France15:03.6Q
5Stevan Pavlović Yugoslavia15:06.2Q
6Bertil Karlsson Sweden15:07.2Q
7Vasilios Mavrapostolos Greece15:08.4NR
8Kurt Rötzer Austria15:08.4NR
9Aage Poulsen Denmark19:99.9

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Hannu Posti Finland14:47.2Q
2Alec Olney Great Britain14:55.6Q
3Božidar Đurašković Yugoslavia15:00.6Q
4Bertil Albertsson Sweden15:09.0Q
5Gaston Reiff Belgium15:10.0Q
6Alain Mimoun France15:11.0Q
7August Sutter  Switzerland15:13.0

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References

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