European Athletics Championships 1954 / men's 10,000 m walking
| 5th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| discipline | Men's 10,000 m walk |
| city |
 Bern
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| Stadion | Neufeld Stadium |
| Attendees | 16 athletes from 9 countries |
| Competition phase | 26th of August |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Josef Doležal ( TCH )
 |
 silver |
Anatoly Yegorov ( URS )
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 bronze |
Sergei Lobastov ( URS )
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Grandstand of the Neufeld stadium in Bern
The men's 10,000 m at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held on August 26, 1954 in the Neufeld Stadium in Bern . The competition was on the program of the European Championships for the last time and was replaced by the 20 km walk from 1958 .
In this competition there were two medals for the Soviet Union, silver and bronze. The European champion was the Czechoslovak Josef Doležal . He won ahead of Anatoly Egorov and Sergei Lobastov.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 42: 39.6 min |
 Werner Hardmo
|
Kumla , Sweden | September 9, 1945 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | 46: 01.8 min |
Fritz Schwab
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EM in Brussels , Belgium | August 24, 1946 |
Record improvement
European champion Josef Doležal improved the EM record by exactly one minute to 45: 01.8 minutes.
execution
There were no qualifications here. The registered walkers entered the competition together.
final
Seventh-placed Louis Chevalier after his disqualification at the 1948 Olympic Games
August 26, 1954, 2:30 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Doležal |
Czechoslovakia
|
45: 01.8 CR |
| 2 | Anatoly Yegorov |
Soviet Union
|
45: 53.0 PB |
| 3 | Sergei Lobastov |
Soviet Union
|
46: 21.8 PB |
| 4th | Ake Rundlöf |
Sweden
|
46: 48.0 PB |
| 5 | Brian Hawkins |
 Great Britain
|
46: 52.8 PB |
| 6th | Gabriel Reymond |
Switzerland
|
47: 08.8 |
| 7th | Louis Chevalier |
 France
|
47: 12.0 SB |
| 8th | Fritz Schwab |
Switzerland
|
47: 21.6 SB |
| 9 | George Coleman |
Great Britain
|
47: 37.4 SB |
| 10 | Jindřich Malý |
Czechoslovakia
|
48: 35.8 PB |
| 11 | Roland Griset |
France
|
48: 38.2 PB |
| 12 | Rangvald Thunestvedt |
 Denmark
|
49: 00.4 PB |
| 13 | Gunnar Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
49: 19.6 PB |
| 14th | Leo Rosschou |
Denmark
|
50: 52.6 PB |
| DNF | Claus Biethan |
 BR Germany
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| DSQ | Haralambie Racescu |
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Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Bern 1954 at european-athletics.org, accessed on April 7, 2019
- Men 10km Walk European Championship 1954 Bern on todor66.com, accessed on April 7, 2019
- V European Championship, Bern 1954 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on April 7, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1954, 10 km walk men on sportschau.de, accessed on April 7, 2019
- 5th European Athletics Championships 1954 in Bern, Switzerland from ifosta.de, accessed on April 7, 2019