European Athletics Championships 1954/3000 m obstacle men
| 5th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | 3000 meter obstacle course for men |
| city |
 Bern
|
| Stadion | Neufeld Stadium |
| Attendees | 21 athletes from 14 countries |
| Competition phase | August 26th (preliminary) August 28th (final) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Sándor Rozsnyói ( HUN )
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 silver |
Olavi Rinteenpää ( FIN )
 |
 bronze |
Ernst Larsen ( NOR )
 |
The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the European Athletics Championships in 1954 was held on August 26th and 28th, 1954 in the Neufeld Stadium in Bern .
European champion was the Hungarian Sándor Rozsnyói , who set a new world record in the final . The Finn Olavi Rinteenpää won the silver medal. Bronze went to the Norwegian Ernst Larsen .
Records
Existing records / best performances
| World best | 8: 44.4 min |
Olavi Rinteenpää
|
Helsinki , Finland | 2nd July 1953 |
| European best performance | ||||
| Championship record | 9:01.4 min |
 Raphaël Pujazon
|
EM Oslo , Norway | August 25, 1946 |
Comment on the records:
World records were made over 3000 meters obstacle with the exception of championship records only after 1953 because of the not yet standardized obstacle setups. Sándor Rozsnyói's performance at these European championships was slower than the previous world record of Vice European Champion Olavi Rinteenpää, but it was recognized as the first official world and thus also European record.
Record improvements
The existing EM record has been improved twice:
- 9: 00.0 min: Ernst Larsen - preliminary on August 26th
- 8: 49.6 min: Sándor Rozsnyói - final on August 28th
Preliminary round
August 26, 1954, 11:15 a.m.
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first six athletes per run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Larsen |
Norway
|
9: 00.0 CR |
| 2 | Sándor Rozsnyói |
Hungary
|
9: 01.0 |
| 3 | Pentti Karvonen |
Finland
|
9: 01.2 |
| 4th | Karl-Heinz Schmalz |
 BR Germany
|
9: 01.8 PB |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kodjajkin |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union
|
9: 02.2 PB |
| 6th | Vlastimil Brlica |
 Czechoslovakia
|
9: 05.6 NO |
| 7th | Curt Soederberg |
 Sweden
|
9: 12.8 SB |
| 8th | Kenneth Johnson |
 Great Britain
|
9: 17.6 PB |
| 9 | Roger Deweer |
 Belgium
|
9: 30.2 PB |
| 10 | Grigore Cojocaru |
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|
9: 31.6 PB |
| 11 | Gottfried Stäubli |
Switzerland
|
9: 32.0 PB |
Forward 2
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Kurchavov |
Soviet Union
|
9: 06.2 |
| 2 | László Jeszenszky |
Hungary
|
9: 06.2 |
| 3 | Jerzy Chromik |
 Poland
|
9: 06.4 SB |
| 4th | Olavi Rinteenpää |
Finland
|
9: 06.8 |
| 5 | John Disley |
Great Britain
|
9: 13.6 |
| 6th | Helmut Thumm |
BR Germany
|
9: 14.4 |
| 7th | Abdullah Kökpinar |
 Turkey
|
9: 32.8 PB |
| 8th | Gunnar Tjornebo |
Sweden
|
9: 36.2 SB |
| 9 | Arthur Huber |
Switzerland
|
9: 45.4 PB |
| 10 | Augusto Silva |
 Portugal
|
9: 56.4 PB |
final
August 28, 1954, 6:35 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sándor Rozsnyói |
Hungary
|
8: 49.6 WR |
| 2 | Olavi Rinteenpää |
Finland
|
8: 52.4 PB |
| 3 | Ernst Larsen |
Norway
|
8: 53.2 NO |
| 4th | Pentti Karvonen |
Finland
|
8: 55.2 SB |
| 5 | László Jeszenszky |
Hungary
|
8: 59.4 PB |
| 6th | Viktor Kurchavov |
Soviet Union
|
9: 00.2 PB |
| 7th | Vlastimil Brlica |
Czechoslovakia
|
9: 03.6 NO |
| 8th | Yevgeny Kodjajkin |
Soviet Union
|
9: 07.4 |
| 9 | Helmut Thumm |
BR Germany
|
9: 07.6 PB |
| 10 | John Disley |
Great Britain
|
9: 07.6 SB |
| 11 | Karl-Heinz Schmalz |
BR Germany
|
9: 15.6 |
| DNS | Jerzy Chromik |
Poland
|
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Bern 1954 at european-athletics.org, accessed on April 6, 2019
- Men 3000m Steeplechase European Championship 1954 Bern on todor66.com, accessed on April 6, 2019
- V European Championship, Bern 1954 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on April 6, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1954, 3000 m obstacle men on sportschau.de, accessed on April 6, 2019
- 5th European Athletics Championships 1954 in Bern, Switzerland from ifosta.de, accessed on April 6, 2019
References and comments
- ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 3000m steeplechase at rfea.es, p. 18 (PDF) accessed on April 6, 2019
- ↑ IAAF world records. 3000 m obstacle men , accessed on March 18, 2019