1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.

Medalists Gold Janusz Sidło Silver Vladimir Kuznetsov Bronze Soini Nikkinen

Results Final 29 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Janusz Sidło 76.35 Vladimir Kuznetsov 74.61 Soini Nikkinen 73.38 4 Viktor Tsybulenko 72.39 5 Otto Bengtsson 72.38 6 Gullbrand Sjöström 71.98 7 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz 69.84 8 Sándor Krasznai 68.45 9 Toivo Hyytiäinen 68.24 10 Egil Danielsen 67.78 11 Mirko Vujačić 66.53 12 Herbert Koschel 66.28 13 Francesco Ziggiotti 65.66 14 Joop Fikkert 64.70 15 Gerhard Keller 63.89 16 Milisav Pavlović 58.21

Qualification 28 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Soini Nikkinen 75.06 Q 2 Janusz Sidło 74.36 Q 3 Gullbrand Sjöström 73.49 Q 4 Viktor Tsybulenko 70.79 Q 5 Vladimir Kuznetsov 69.86 Q 6 Mirko Vujačić 68.98 Q 7 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz 68.23 Q 8 Egil Danielsen 68.04 Q 9 Sándor Krasznai 66.90 Q 10 Toivo Hyytiäinen 66.24 Q 11 Gerhard Keller 65.85 Q 12 Herbert Koschel 65.64 Q 13 Joop Fikkert 64.14 Q 14 Milisav Pavlović 63.83 Q 15 Otto Bengtsson 63.73 Q 16 Francesco Ziggiotti 63.00 Q 17 Halil Zıraman 59.36 18 Albert Brunner 57.63 19 Andrei Demeter 57.15 20 Alec Syrowatsky 54.48 21 Gebhard Büchel 54.10

Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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