The men's
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...
at the
1954 European Athletics Championships
The 5th European Athletics Championships were held at Stadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.
Medal summary
Complete results were publis ...
was held in
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...
, Switzerland, at
Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 29 August 1954.
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Medalists
Results
Final
29 August
Heats
26 August
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1954 European Athletics Championships, Mens 5000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...
5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships