1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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

GoldSándor Rozsnyói
 Hungary
SilverOlavi Rinteenpää
 Finland
BronzeErnst Larsen
 Norway

Results

Final

28 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Sándor Rozsnyói Hungary8:49.6CR NR
Olavi Rinteenpää Finland8:52.4
Ernst Larsen Norway8:53.2NR
4Pentti Karvonen Finland8:55.2
5László Jeszenszky Hungary8:59.4
6Viktor Kurchavov Soviet Union9:00.2
7Vlastimil Brlica Czechoslovakia9:03.6NR
8Yevgeniy Kodyaykin Soviet Union9:07.4
9Helmut Thumm West Germany9:07.6
10John Disley Great Britain9:07.6
11Karl-Heinz Schmalz West Germany9:15.6
Jerzy Chromik PolandDNS

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Ernst Larsen Norway9:00.0CR Q
2Sándor Rozsnyói Hungary9:01.0Q
3Pentti Karvonen Finland9:01.2Q
4Karl-Heinz Schmalz West Germany9:01.8Q
5Yevgeniy Kodyaykin Soviet Union9:02.2Q
6Vlastimil Brlica Czechoslovakia9:05.6NR Q
7Curt Söderberg Sweden9:12.8
8Kenneth Johnson Great Britain9:17.6
9Roger Deweer Belgium9:30.2
10Grigore Cojocaru Romania9:31.6
11Gottfried Stäubli  Switzerland9:32.0

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Viktor Kurchavov Soviet Union9:06.2Q
2László Jeszenszky Hungary9:06.2Q
3Jerzy Chromik Poland9:06.4Q
4Olavi Rinteenpää Finland9:06.8Q
5John Disley Great Britain9:13.6Q
6Helmut Thumm West Germany9:14.4Q
7Abdullah Kökpinar Turkey9:32.8
8Gunnar Tjörnebo Sweden9:36.2
9Arthur Huber  Switzerland9:45.4
10Augusto Silva Portugal9:56.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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