The men's 5000 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 29 August 1954.
Medalists Gold Vladimir Kuts Silver Christopher Chataway Bronze Emil Zátopek
Results Final 29 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vladimir Kuts 13:56.6 WR Christopher Chataway 14:08.8 Emil Zátopek 14:10.2 4 Vladimir Okorokov 14:20.0 5 Lucien Hanswijck 14:25.6 6 Frans Herman 14:31.4 7 Øistein Saksvik 14:32.2 8 Urho Julin 14:32.4 9 Sándor Garay 14:44.6 10 Alojzy Graj 14:48.6 11 Rolf Haikkola 15:22.8 Herbert Schade DNF Heinz Laufer DNF József Kovács DNF Fred Green DNF
Heats 26 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Frans Herman 14:42.8 Q 2 Fred Green 14:42.8 Q 3 Vladimir Okorokov 14:43.0 Q 4 Sándor Garay 14:43.6 Q 5 Øistein Saksvik 14:44.0 Q 6 14:47.0 7 Osman Coşgül 14:51.0 8 Rudolf Morgenthaler 14:54.8 9 Dimitar Vachkov 14:59.4
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vladimir Kuts 14:18.8 Q 2 Herbert Schade 14:23.8 Q 3 Lucien Hanswijck 14:29.2 Q 4 Urho Julin 14:36.2 Q 5 Emil Zátopek 14:36.2 Q 6 Pierre Page 14:37.4 NR 7 Karl Lundh 14:42.4 8 Antonio Amorós 15:28.6 Henri Laethier DNF Cahit Önel DNF
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Alojzy Graj 14:38.4 Q 2 József Kovács 14:38.6 Q 3 Christopher Chataway 14:40.0 Q 4 Rolf Haikkola 14:40.0 Q 5 Heinz Laufer 14:42.0 Q 6 Kurt Rötzer 14:46.2 7 Drago Štritof 14:48.4 8 Manuel Faria 14:55.8 NR 9 Helmut Becker 15:21.8
Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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