1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
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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]
VenueStadion Neufeld
LocationBern
Dates
- 28 August (heats & semi-finals)
- 29 August (final)
Competitors30 from 18 nations
| Men's 200 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadion Neufeld | |||||||||
| Location | Bern | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.9 | |||||||||
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Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
France (2)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
Netherlands (2)
Poland (1)
Romania (2)
Saar (2)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (2)
West Germany (2)
Results
Heats
28 August
Heat 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
28 August
Heat 1
| 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
| 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
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 | ||||