1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase explained

Event:	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 and 28 August 1954.

Medalists

Gold	Sándor Rozsnyói
Silver	Olavi Rinteenpää
Bronze	Ernst Larsen

Results

Final

28 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		8:49.6	CR NR
	align=left		align=left		8:52.4
	align=left		align=left		8:53.2	NR
4	align=left		align=left		8:55.2
5	align=left		align=left		8:59.4
6	align=left		align=left		9:00.2
7	align=left		align=left		9:03.6	NR
8	align=left		align=left		9:07.4
9	align=left		align=left		9:07.6
10	align=left		align=left		9:07.6
11	align=left		align=left		9:15.6
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		9:00.0	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		9:01.0	Q
3	align=left		align=left		9:01.2	Q
4	align=left		align=left		9:01.8	Q
5	align=left		align=left		9:02.2	Q
6	align=left		align=left		9:05.6	NR Q
7	align=left		align=left		9:12.8
8	align=left		align=left		9:17.6
9	align=left		align=left		9:30.2
10	align=left		align=left		9:31.6
11	align=left		align=left		9:32.0

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		9:06.2	Q
2	align=left		align=left		9:06.2	Q
3	align=left		align=left		9:06.4	Q
4	align=left		align=left		9:06.8	Q
5	align=left		align=left		9:13.6	Q
6	align=left		align=left		9:14.4	Q
7	align=left		align=left		9:32.8
8	align=left		align=left		9:36.2
9	align=left		align=left		9:45.4
10	align=left		align=left		9:56.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(2)