1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
10,000 m track walk		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, on 27 August 1954.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Vladimir Ukhov  Soviet Union
Silver	Josef Doležal  Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Antal Róka  Hungary

Results

Final

27 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Vladimir Ukhov	Soviet Union	4:22:11.2	CR
02 !	Josef Doležal	Czechoslovakia	4:25:07.4
03 !	Antal Róka	Hungary	4:31:32.2
4	John Ljunggren	Sweden	4:38:09.6
5	János Somogyi	Hungary	4:41:40.4
6	Frank Bailey	United Kingdom	4:46:06.4
7	Abdon Pamich	Italy	4:49:06.4
8	Ionescu Baboe	Romania	4:49:30.0
9	Edgar Bruun	Norway	4:52:13.0
10	Paavo Saira	Finland	5:06:58.0
11	René Charrière	Switzerland	5:08:21.0
12	Marcel Petitville	France	5:12:02.4
13	Trayko Mastagarkov	Bulgaria	5:23:14.4
14	Jules Gosse	Belgium	5:23:19.4
15	Albert Johnson	United Kingdom	DNF
16	Louis Marquis	Switzerland	DNF
17	Åke Söderlund	Sweden	DNF
18	Pavel Kazankov	Soviet Union	DNF
19	Harald Persson	Norway	DNF
20	Giuseppe Dordoni	Italy	DNF
21	Roger Chaylat	France	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References