1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.[1]

Men's 200 metres
at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
VenueStadion Neufeld
LocationBern
Dates
  • 28 August (heats & semi-finals)
  • 29 August (final)
Competitors30 from 18 nations
Winning time20.9
Medalists
gold medal    West Germany
silver medal    Soviet Union
bronze medal    Great Britain
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Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

Results

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Heats

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28 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Ellis   Great Britain 21.3 Q
2 Jan Carlsson   Sweden 21.3 Q, NR
3 Zdobysław Stawczyk   Poland 21.5
4 Gert Lemmes   Saar 22.0
5 Todori Yordanidis   Turkey 22.5

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ardalion Ignatyev   Soviet Union 21.5 Q
2 Ilarie Magdas   Romania 21.9 Q
3 Kaj Månsson   Sweden 21.9
4 Angel Gavrilov   Bulgaria 22.3
5 Kurt Heidrich   Saar 22.5
Leonhard Pohl   West Germany DQ

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Heinz Fütterer   West Germany 21.4 Q
2 Aad van Hardeveld   Netherlands 21.6 Q
3 Carlos Germonprez   Belgium 22.0
4 Josef Wimmer   Austria 22.1

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brian Shenton   Great Britain 21.6 Q
2 Yuriy Konovalov   Soviet Union 21.8 Q
3 Angel Kolev   Bulgaria 21.9
4 Nikolaos Georgopoulos   Greece 22.2
5 Daniel Meneux   France 22.3
6 Muzaffer Selvi   Turkey 22.5

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ásmundur Bjarnason   Iceland 21.7 Q
2 Václav Janeček   Czechoslovakia 21.7 Q
3 József Senkei   Hungary 22.0
4 Jacques Vercruysse   Belgium 22.0
5 Pierre Coelembier   France 22.1
6 Willy Eichenberger    Switzerland 22.4

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Theo Saat   Netherlands 21.8 Q
2 Hans Wehrli    Switzerland 21.9 Q
3 Alexandru Stoenescu   Romania 22.4

Semi-finals

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28 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Ellis   Great Britain 21.3 Q
2 Ardalion Ignatyev   Soviet Union 21.3 Q
3 Václav Janeček   Czechoslovakia 21.4 Q
4 Aad van Hardeveld   Netherlands 21.4
5 Hans Wehrli    Switzerland 21.6
6 Ilarie Magdas   Romania 21.8

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Heinz Fütterer   West Germany 21.1 Q, CR
2 Jan Carlsson   Sweden 21.4 Q
3 Brian Shenton   Great Britain 21.4 Q
4 Ásmundur Bjarnason   Iceland 21.6
5 Yuriy Konovalov   Soviet Union 21.7
6 Theo Saat   Netherlands 22.1

Final

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29 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Heinz Fütterer   West Germany 20.9 CR, AR
  Ardalion Ignatyev   Soviet Union 21.1 NR
  George Ellis   Great Britain 21.2 NR
4 Brian Shenton   Great Britain 21.3
5 Jan Carlsson   Sweden 21.5
6 Václav Janeček   Czechoslovakia 21.9
Wind: +0.1 m/s

References

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  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 377–384. Retrieved 13 August 2014.