1954 European Athletics Championships

Host City Bern
Country SUI
Held 25 – 29 August 1954
Competitors 118
Countries 15

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 25 – 26 August 1954 Medal 3 3
200 m Men 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 25 – 27 August 1954 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 25 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 26 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men 26 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men 25 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Marathon Men 25 August 1954 Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men 25 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 26 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 26 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men 27 – 29 August 1954 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 12 3
10,000 m Walk Men 26 August 1954 Medal 3 2
50 km Walk Men 27 August 1954 Medal 3 3
High Jump Men 27 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men 26 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 27 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 25 – 26 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 27 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men 26 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men 26 – 27 August 1954 Medal 3 3
100 m Women 26 – 27 August 1954 Medal 3 3
200 m Women 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 3 2
800 m Women 25 – 27 August 1954 Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women 27 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women 28 – 29 August 1954 Medal 12 3
High Jump Women 25 – 28 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 26 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 26 August 1954 Medal 3 1
Discus Throw Women 27 August 1954 Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Women 25 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women 26 – 27 August 1954 Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union URS 16 11 8 35
2 Czechoslovakia TCH 4 2 5 11
3 Hungary HUN 4 1 4 9
4 Great Britain GBR 3 4 7 14
5 Germany GER 2 4 3 9
6 Finland FIN 2 3 3 8
7 Sweden SWE 1 2 0 3
8 France FRA 1 1 1 3
= Italy ITA 1 1 1 3
= Poland POL 1 1 1 3
11 Norway NOR 0 1 2 3
12 Belgium BEL 0 1 0 1
= Denmark DEN 0 1 0 1
= Netherlands NED 0 1 0 1
= Romania ROU 0 1 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Heinz Fütterer GER René Bonino FRA George Ellis GBR
200 m, Men Heinz Fütterer GER Ardalion Ignatyev URS George Ellis GBR
400 m, Men Ardalion Ignatyev URS Voitto Hellstén FIN Zoltán Adamik HUN
800 m, Men Lajos Szentgáli HUN Lucien De Muynck BEL Audun Boysen NOR
1,500 m, Men Roger Bannister GBR Gunnar Nielsen DEN Stanislav Jungwirth TCH
5,000 m, Men Vladimir Kuts URS Chris Chataway GBR Emil Zátopek TCH
10,000 m, Men Emil Zátopek TCH József Kovács HUN Frank Sando GBR
Marathon, Men Veikko Karvonen FIN Boris Grishayev URS Ivan Filin URS
110 m Hurdles, Men Yevgeny Bulanchik URS Jack Parker GBR Bert Steines GER
400 m Hurdles, Men Anatoly Yulin URS Yury Lituyev URS Ossi Mildh FIN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Sándor Rozsnyói HUN Olavi Rinteenpää FIN Ernst Larsen NOR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Hungary HUN Great Britain GBR Soviet Union URS
4 x 400 m Relay, Men France FRA Germany GER Finland FIN
10,000 m Walk, Men Josef Doležal TCH Anatoly Yegorov URS Sergey Lobastov URS
50 km Walk, Men Vladimir Ukhov URS Josef Doležal TCH Antal Róka HUN
High Jump, Men Bengt Nilsson SWE Jiří Lanský TCH Jaroslav Kovář TCH
Pole Vault, Men Eeles Landström FIN Ragnar Lundberg SWE Geoff Elliott GBR
Long Jump, Men Ödön Földessy HUN Zbigniew Iwański POL Ernest Wanko FRA
Triple Jump, Men Leonid Shcherbakov URS Roger Norman SWE Martin Řehák TCH
Shot Put, Men Jiří Skobla TCH Oto Grigalka URS Heino Heinaste URS
Discus Throw, Men Adolfo Consolini ITA Giuseppe Tosi ITA József Szécsényi HUN
Hammer Throw, Men Mikhail Krivonosov URS Sverre Strandli NOR József Csermák HUN
Javelin Throw, Men Janusz Sidło POL Vladimir Kuznetsov URS Soini Nikkinen FIN
Decathlon, Men Vasily Kuznetsov URS Torbjörn Lassenius FIN Heinz Oberbeck GER
100 m, Women Irina Turova URS Puck Brouwer NED Anne Pashley GBR
200 m, Women Mariya Itkina URS Irina Turova URS Shirley Hampton GBR
800 m, Women Nina Otkalenko URS Diane Leather GBR Lyudmila Lysenko URS
80 m Hurdles, Women Mariya Golubnichaya URS Anneliese Seonbuchner GER Pam Seaborne GBR
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Soviet Union URS Germany GER Italy ITA
High Jump, Women Thelma Hopkins GBR Iolanda Balaș ROU Olga Modrachová TCH
Long Jump, Women Jean Desforges GBR Aleksandra Chudina URS Elżbieta Duńska POL
Shot Put, Women Galina Zybina URS Mariya Kuznetsova URS Tamara Tyshkevich URS
Discus Throw, Women Nina Ponomaryova URS Irina Beglyakova URS Galina Zybina URS
Javelin Throw, Women Dana Zátopková TCH Virve Roolaid URS Nadezhda Konyayeva URS
Pentathlon, Women Aleksandra Chudina URS Maria Sander GER Maria Sturm GER