1954 European Championships in Athletics

The 5th European Athletics Championships were held from 25 August to 29 August 1954 in the Swiss

Switzerland

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capital Bern.

Men's results

Rank		10.5
	10.6
	10.7

Rank		20.9
	21.1
	21.2

Rank		46.6
	47.0
	47.6

Rank		1:47.1
	1:47.3
	1:47.4

Rank		3:43.8
	3:44.4
	3:45.4

Rank		13:56.6
	14:08.8
	14:10.2

Rank		28:58.0
	29:25.8
	29:27.6

Rank		2:24:51.6
	2:24:55.8
	2:25:26.6

Rank		László Zarándi László Zarándi László Zarándi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He began his career in sport in 1946/47 as a soccer player in the team of SZVSE. At the high school he continued to play soccer, but trained also in athletics: 100 meter and high jump... Géza Varasdi Géza Varasdi Géza Varasdi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was a member of the national team of Hungary between 1948 and 1956.... György Csányi György Csányi György Csányi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates László Zarándi, Géza Varasdi and Béla Goldoványi.... Béla Goldoványi Béla Goldoványi Béla Goldoványi was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres....	40.6
	Kenneth Box Kenneth Box Kenneth James Box is a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100m and men's 4x100m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.... George Ellis Kenneth Jones Brian Shenton Brian Shenton Brian Shenton was a track and field sprinter. Born in Doncaster from a working class background, he was a member of the Doncaster Plant Works Athletic Club, later having a successful career in the City and reaching the position of Chairman of Noble Lowndes...	40.8
	Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Levan Sanadze Levan Sanadze was a Georgian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Levan Kalyayev and Vladimir Sukharev.... Leonid Bartenev Leonid Bartenev Leonid Vladimirovich Bartenev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Burevestnik in Kiev. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Yuriy...	40.9

Rank		Claude Haarhoff Jacques Degats Jean-Paul Martin du Gard Jean-Pierre Goudeau	3:08.7
	Hans Geister Hans Geister Hans Geister was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and... Helmut Drehen Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer was a West German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal... Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	3:08.8
	Raimo Graeffe Sven-Oswald Mildh Rolf Back Voitto Hellstén Voitto Hellstén Voitto Valdemar Hellsten was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for Finland in three Summer Olympics, in 1952, 1956 and 1960...	3:11.5

Rank		14.4
	14.6
	14.7

Rank		50.5
	50.8
	51.5

Rank		8:49.6
	8:52.4
	8:53.2

Rank		2m02
	1m98
	1m96

Rank		7m51
	7m46
	7m41

Rank		4m40
	4m40
	4m30

Rank		15m90
	15m17
	15m10

Rank		17m20
	16m69
	16m27

Rank		53m44
	53m34
	51m58

Rank		76m35
	74m61
	73m38

Rank		63m34
	61m07
	59m72

Rank		6.752
	6.424
	6.263

Rank		45:01.8
	45:53.0
	46:21.8

Rank		4:22:11.2
	4:25:07.4
	4:31:32.2

Women's results

Rank		11.8
	11.9
	11.9

Rank		24.3
	24.4
	24.4

Rank		2:08.8
	2:09.8
	2:11.2

Rank		11.0
	11.2
	11.3

Rank		1m67
	1m65
	1m63

Rank		6m04
	5m93
	5m83

Rank		15m65
	14m99
	14m78

Rank		48m02
	45m79
	44m77

Rank		52m91
	49m94
	49m49

Rank		4.526
	4.485
	4.357

Rank		Vera Krepkina Vera Krepkina Vera Samuilovna Krepkina is a retired Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union.She is Jewish, and was born in Kotelnich. She trained in Vologda and later in Kiev at Lokomotiv.... Rimma Uliskina Maria Itkina Irina Turova	45.8
	Irmgard Egert Charlotte Bohmer Irene Brutting Maria Sander Maria Sander Maria Sander was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres....	46.3
	Maria Musso Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina Leone Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone is an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.She competed for Italy in the 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the bronze medal, .06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyavna Itkina of the Soviet Union.In 1954 in the European... Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi	46.6

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	16	11	8	35
2	Czechoslovakia	4	2	4	10
3	Hungary	4	1	4	9
4	United Kingdom	3	4	7	14
5	West Germany	2	4	3	9
6	Finland	2	3	3	8
7	Sweden	1	2	0	3
8	Early Modern France	1	1	1	3
—	Poland	1	1	1	3
—	Italy	1	1	1	3
11	Norway	0	1	2	3
12	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
—	Romania	0	1	0	1
—	Denmark	0	1	0	1
—	Belgium	0	1	0	1

External links

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