1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 August 1950.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Emil Zátopek
  Czechoslovakia
Silver Alain Mimoun
  France
Bronze Väinö Koskela
  Finland

Results

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Final

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23 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Emil Zátopek   Czechoslovakia 29:12.0 CR
  Alain Mimoun   France 30:21.0
  Väinö Koskela   Finland 30:30.8
4 Frank Aaron   Great Britain 30:31.6 NR
5 Nikifor Popov   Soviet Union 30:34.4
6 Martin Stokken   Norway 30:44.8
7 Marcel Vandewattyne   Belgium 30:48.6
8 Osman Coşgül   Turkey 30:50.0
9 John Doms   Belgium 31:04.2
10 Đorđe Stefanović   Yugoslavia 31:20.0
11 Franjo Mihalić   Yugoslavia 31:29.2
12 Ernest Petitjean   France 32:04.4
Bertil Albertsson   Sweden DNF
José Coll   Spain DNF

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014