European Athletics Championships 1954 / Men's Decathlon

5th European Athletics Championships
discipline	Men's decathlon
city	Bern
Stadion	Neufeld Stadium
Attendees	19 athletes from 14 countries
Competition phase	August 26-27
Medalist
gold	Vasily Kuznetsov ( URS )
silver	Torbjörn Lassenius ( FIN )
bronze	Heinz Oberbeck ( FRG )

Grandstand of the Neufeld stadium in Bern

The men's decathlon at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held on August 26 and 27, 1954 in the Neufeld stadium in Bern .

European champion was Vasily Kuznetsov from the Soviet Union. He won before the Finn Torbjörn Lassenius. Bronze went to the German Heinz Oberbeck .

Records

Existing records

World record	7887 P 1952 rating	7592 P 1985 rating	United States 48 Bob Mathias	Tulare , USA	July 25-26, 1952
European record	7292 P 1952 rating	7224 P 1985 rating	Soviet Union 1923 Vasily Kuznetsov	Kiev , then Soviet Union (now Ukraine )	July 6-7, 1954
EM record	7364 P 1934 rating	6827 P 1985 rating	France 1946 Ignace Heinrich	EM Brussels , Belgium	August 24-25, 1950

Record improvement

The existing championship record of the European champion Ignace Heinrich from 1950 , based on the then valid rating system from 1952, continued to exist. According to today's rating from 1985, Vasily Kuznetsov would have been 51 points better with 6881 points. France 1946

execution

The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days.

Time schedule
Day 1 - August 26th		Day 2 - August 27th
100 m	10.30 a.m.	110 m hurdles	10.30 a.m.
Long jump	11.30 a.m.	Discus throw	11.15 a.m.
Shot put	3:30 p.m.	Pole vault	3 p.m.
high jump	4.40 p.m.	Javelin throw	5.45 p.m.
400 m	7.30 p.m.	1500 m	6.30 p.m.

As at the last European Championships, the points table of 1952 was used to score.

Result

August 27-28, 1954

Preliminary remarks on the point values:

The information on the points converted to a newer rating system differ in the two main sources. The reason for this is probably that this conversion at todor.com was not based on the latest point table. That is why the EAA values are listed here.
The information in the table below is taken from the values in the sources mentioned. There are also some numbers that differ from one another. In such cases, the performance better suited to the overall result is named here. Nevertheless, when adding up the individual results listed below, in many cases there are minor discrepancies which, however, only affect the final number of points, not the placement.

space	Surname	nation	Points official value.	Points 1985 value.	100 m	Long jump	Bullet poking	High jump	400 m	Status after day 1 (P)	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Stabhoch- jump	javelin throw	1500 m
1	Vasily Kuznetsov	Soviet Union 1923 URS	6752 SB	6881	11.2 s 834 p	6.90 m 755 p	12.88 m 661 p	1.70 m 656 p	50.7 s 793 P.	3700	15.4 s 716 p	44.73 m 767 p	3.80 m 645 p	56.20 m 650 p	4: 58.6 min 272 P.
2	Torbjörn Lassenius	Finland FIN	6424 PB	6676	11.7 s 678 P.	6.52 m 645 p	12.29 m 608 p	1.80 m 770 p	51.9 s 709 P.	3410	15.6 s 673 P.	35.18 m 515 p	3.60 m 556 p	64.93 m 849 p	4: 39.2 min 421 P.
3	Heinz Oberbeck	Germany BR FRG	6262 PB	6531	11.2 s 834 p	7.36 m 910 p	13.41 m 711 p	1.80 m 770 p	51.6 s 730 p	3956	16.5 s 506 P.	40.62 m 644 p	3.50 m 516 p	52.55 m 577 p	5: 35.1 min 65 p
4th	Yuri Kutenko	Soviet Union 1923 URS	6097 SB	6442	11.6 s 707 P.	6.94 m 767 p	12.66 m 641 p	1.65 m 605 p	52.9 s 647 P.	3367	16.3 s 540 p	39.54 m 614 p	3.90 m 695 p	56.87 m 663 p	5: 07.0 min 218 p
5	Miloslav Moravec	Czechoslovakia TCH	5953 SB	6371	11.3 s 800 p	6.71 m 698 p	12.63 m 550 p	1.75 m 711 p	50.6 s 800 p	3559	16.5 s 506 P.	36.44 m 532 p	3.20 m 400 p	50.40 m 536 P	4: 39.2 min 421 P.
6th	Manfred Huber	Switzerland SUI	5813 PB	6242	11.6 s 707 P.	6.40 m 613 p	10.99 m 499 p	1.70 m 656 p	50.9 s 779 P.	3253	16.0 s 593 P.	32.40 m 432 p	3.20 m 400 p	51.14 m 549 p	4: 22.2 min 489 P.
7th	Friedel Schirmer	Germany BR FRG	5750 PB	6199	11.6 s 707 P.	6.13 m 545 p	12.88 m 661 p	1.65 m 606 p	52.1 s 696 P.	3213	16.0 s 593 P.	35.53 m 508 p	3.10 m 364 p	59.40 m 719 p	4: 47.6 min 352 P.
8th	Arnulf Pilhatsch	Austria AUT	5724 PB	6188	11.6 s 707 P.	6.44 m 624 p	13.75 m 744 p	1.86 m 845 p	55.5 s 505 P.	3425	15.7 s 612 p	35.81 m 515 p	3.20 m 400 p	51.72 m 560 p	5: 07.8 min 213 P.
9	Fritz Vogelsang	Switzerland SUI	5670 PB	6127	11.5 s 737 P.	6.14 m 547 p	11.52 m 540 p	1.65 m 605 p	51.6 s 730 p	3159	16.1 s 557 P.	35.79 m 515 p	3.60 m 556 p	44.40 m 429 P	4: 35.2 min 457 P.
10	Stoyan Slavkov	Bulgaria 1948 BUL	5645 PB	6118	11.7 s 678 P.	6.61 m 670 p	11.38 m 531 P.	1.86 m 845 p	52.5 s 672 P.	3395	16.5 s 506 P.	35.46 m 506 p	3.60 m 556 p	39.65 m 353 p	4: 50.4 min 331 P.
11	Jacques Guenard	France 1946 FRA	5517 PB	6026	11.7 s 678 P.	5.95 m 500 p	11.48 m 538 p	1.75 m 711 p	53.5 s 500 p	3039	16.4 s 523 P.	32.29 m	3.50 m 516 p	58.09 m 690 p	4: 51.6 min
12	Stanislav Štefkovič	Czechoslovakia TCH	6262 PB	6531	12.1 s 581 P.	6.26 m 570 p	12.49 m 626 p	1.75 m 711 p	54.2 s 570 p	3058	17.7 s 333 P.	36.29 m 527 p	3.50 m 516 p	45.46 m	4: 32.6 min
13	Hans Baar	Saarland 1947 SAA	5266 NO	5830	12.0 s 598 P.	6.17 m 555 p	13.29 m 699 p	1.65 m 605 p	53.7 s 600 p	3057	16.3 s 540 p	35.06 m	3.20 m 400 p	39.68 m	4: 39.2 min 424 P.
14th	Gheorghe Zîmbresteanu	Romania 1952 ROME	5240 PB	5929	11.5 s 737 P.	6.30 m 587 p	11.54 m 543 p	1.65 m 605 p	51.6 s 730 p	3201	16.2 s 557 P	36.49 m 532 p	3.40 m 476 P	37.57 m 474 p	DNF 0 P
15th	Fernando Fernandes	Portugal POR	5147 PB	5761	11.5 s 737 P.	6.54 m 651 P.	10.17 m 433 p	1.70 m 656 p	51.5 s 737 P.	3213	16.8 s 458 p	33.34 m	3.10 m 364 p	38.64 m	4: 50.4 min 331 P.
DNF	Raimund Hoop	Liechtenstein 1937 LIE			12.3 s	5.78 m 461 p	10.90 m 460 p	1.60 m 555 p	54.8 s	2543	19.6 s 135 p	31.53 m	DNS
	Lucien Verhees	Belgium BEL			11.6 s 707 P.	6.53 m 648 p	11.31 m 524 p	1.75 m 711 p	51.0 s 772 P.	3361	DNS
	Per Axel Eriksson	Sweden SWE			11.7 s 678 P.	6.79 m 722 p	11.73 m 558 p	DNS
	Josef Hoop	Liechtenstein 1937 LIE			11.5 s 737 P.	5.48 m 395 p	9.96 m 418 p	DNS

Web links

European Athletics Championships - Bern 1954 at european-athletics.org, accessed on April 12, 2019
Men Decathlon European Championship 1954 Bern on todor66.com, accessed on April 12, 2019
Statistics Handbook, European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 at european-athletics.org, p. 381 (PDF), accessed on April 12, 2019
V European Championship, Bern 1954 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on April 12, 2019
Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1954, decathlon men on sportschau.de, accessed on April 12, 2019
5th European Athletics Championships 1954 in Bern, Switzerland from ifosta.de, accessed on April 12, 2019

References and comments

↑ IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed April 12, 2019
^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. Decathlon on rfea.es, p. 38 (PDF), accessed on April 12, 2019
↑ Homepage of the EAA / todor66.com, Men_Decathlon

[1] IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed April 12, 2019

[2] Progression of the European Outdoor Records. Decathlon on rfea.es, p. 38 (PDF), accessed on April 12, 2019

[3] Homepage of the EAA / todor66.com, Men_Decathlon

5th European Athletics Championships

discipline	Men's decathlon
city	Switzerland Bern
Stadion	Neufeld Stadium
Attendees	19 athletes from 14 countries
Competition phase	August 26-27
Medalist
gold	Vasily Kuznetsov ( URS ) Soviet Union 1923
silver	Torbjörn Lassenius ( FIN ) Finland
bronze	Heinz Oberbeck ( FRG ) Germany BR