1954_European_Athletics_Championships

1954 European Athletics Championships

1954 European Athletics Championships

International athletics championship event

The 5th European Athletics Championships were held at Stadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Medal summary

Complete results were published.[6]

Men

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Women

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Medal table

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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 689 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event, three athletes more than the official number of 686 as published.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    European Games Start Today - Russia Favorites, Glasgow Herald, August 25, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014
  2. [2]
    Upset in Berne Marathon - European Games, Glasgow Herald, August 26, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014
  3. [3]
    Britain's First Gold Medal - European Athletics, Glasgow Herald, August 27, 1954, p. 4, retrieved August 27, 2014
  4. [4]
    Russian Athletes' Day, Glasgow Herald, August 28, 1954, p. 2, retrieved August 27, 2014
  5. [5]
    European Games Win for Bannister _ Russia's Three World Records, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014
  6. [6]
    European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
  7. [7]
    European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
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