The men's marathon at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, on 25 August 1954.
Medalists Gold Veikko Karvonen Silver Boris Grishayev Bronze Ivan Filin
Results Final 25 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Veikko Karvonen 2:24:51.6 Boris Grishayev 2:24:55.6 Ivan Filin 2:25:26.6 4 Erkki Puolakka 2:26:45.6 5 Gustaf Jansson 2:27:27.8 6 Geoff Iden 2:28:02.8 7 Janus van der Zande 2:29:19.2 8 José Araujo 2:29:45.0 9 Victor Olsen 2:33:49.4 10 Cristea Dinu 2:35:07.4 11 Eric Smith 2:35:22.2 12 Bengt Rehnvall 2:35:48.6 13 Walter Bednář 2:36:41.4 14 Hans Vollbach 2:40:02.4 15 Claudino Martins 2:41:01.4 16 Adolf Gruber 2:41:59.6 17 Franjo Škrinjar 2:42:11.8 18 August Blumensaat 2:42:32.2 19 Jules Zehnder 2:45:27.8 20 Guillaume Marquet 2:48:47.2 21 Michel Pressencé 2:55:52.4 22 Hans Studer 2:58:22.0
Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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