1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 August 1954.

Men's 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

Gold	Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia
Silver	József Kovács Hungary
Bronze	Frank Sando Great Britain

Results

Final

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	28:58.0	CR
	József Kovács	Hungary	29:25.8
	Frank Sando	Great Britain	29:27.6
4	Herbert Schade	West Germany	29:32.8
5	Franjo Mihalić	Yugoslavia	29:59.6
6	Peter Driver	Great Britain	30:03.6
7	Øistein Saksvik	Norway	30:04.4
8	Aleksandr Anufriyev	Soviet Union	30:19.4
9	Thomas Nilsson	Sweden	30:22.4
10	Dimitar Vachkov	Bulgaria	30:25.2	NR
11	Emil Schudel	Switzerland	30:26.4	NR
12	Grigoriy Basalayev	Soviet Union	30:29.4
13	Stanisław Ożóg	Poland	30:37.2
14	Hannu Posti	Finland	30:39.4
15	Thyge Thøgersen	Denmark	30:53.4
16	Julio Silva	Portugal	30:59.0	NR
17	Rudolf Morgenthaler	Switzerland	31:10.4
18	Jiří Šantrůček	Czechoslovakia	31:11.2
19	Lucien Theys	Belgium	31:26.6
20	Mustafa Özcan	Turkey	31:42.4
21	Antonio Amorós	Spain	31:50.8
	Béla Juhász	Hungary	DNF
	Jan Miecznikowski	Poland	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

• Belgium (1)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Czechoslovakia (2)
• Denmark (1)
• Finland (1)
• Hungary (2)
• Norway (1)
• Poland (2)
• Portugal (1)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Spain (1)
• Sweden (1)
• Switzerland (2)
• Turkey (1)
• Great Britain (2)
• West Germany (1)
• Yugoslavia (1)