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1954 European Championships in Athletics

5th European Athletics Championships
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Host city Bern, Switzerland
Date(s) 25 – 29 August 1954
Main stadium Stadion Neufeld
Level Senior
Type Outdoor
Participation 686 athletes from
28 nations
Events 35


The 5th European Athletics Championships were held at Stadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results were published.

According to an unofficial count, 689 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event, three athletes more than the official number of 686 as published.


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