| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
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.
| Gold | Vladimir Kuts | |
| Silver | Christopher Chataway | |
| Bronze | Emil Zátopek |
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13:56.6 | WR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:08.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 14:10.2 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14:20.0 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:25.6 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:31.4 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:32.2 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:32.4 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:44.6 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:48.6 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 15:22.8 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 14:42.8 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14:42.8 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 14:43.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:43.6 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14:44.0 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:47.0 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:51.0 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14:54.8 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 14:59.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 14:18.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 14:23.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14:29.2 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:36.2 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14:36.2 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14:37.4 | NR | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:42.4 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:28.6 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 14:38.4 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14:38.6 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14:40.0 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:40.0 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14:42.0 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:46.2 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:48.4 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14:55.8 | NR | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 15:21.8 |
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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