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1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

Men's 5000 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 5000 metres at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 21 and 23 August 1958.[1]

Medalists

Gold Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
 Poland
Silver Kazimierz Zimny
 Poland
Bronze Gordon Pirie
 Great Britain

Results

Final

23 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak  Poland 13:53.4 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kazimierz Zimny  Poland 13:55.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gordon Pirie  Great Britain 14:01.6
4 Peter Clark  Great Britain 14:03.8
5 Aleksandr Artynyuk  Soviet Union 14:05.6
6 Sándor Iharos  Hungary 14:07.2
7 Miroslav Jurek  Czechoslovakia 14:12.2
8 Friedrich Janke  East Germany 14:17.0
9 Michel Bernard  France 14:18.4
10 Miklós Szabó  Hungary 14:29.4
11 Hubert Pärnäkivi [ru]  Soviet Union 14:34.8
12 Ludwig Müller  West Germany 14:34.8

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sándor Iharos  Hungary 14:05.6 Q
2 Michel Bernard  France 14:05.8 NR Q
3 Kazimierz Zimny  Poland 14:08.0 Q
4 Gordon Pirie  Great Britain 14:08.4 Q
5 Ludwig Müller  West Germany 14:08.8 Q
6 Hubert Pärnäkivi [ru]  Soviet Union 14:09.0 Q
7 Eero Tuomaala  Finland 14:10.8
8 Hein Cuje  Netherlands 14:12.8
9 Albert Messitt  Ireland 14:14.8 NR
10 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 14:18.2
11 Sven Lundgren  Sweden 14:27.6
12 Thyge Thøgersen  Denmark 14:29.0
13 Christos Chiotis  Greece 14:33.6
14 José Molina  Spain 14:57.8

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Aleksandr Artynyuk  Soviet Union 14:06.8 Q
2 Peter Clark  Great Britain 14:09.6 Q
3 Miklós Szabó  Hungary 14:12.2 Q
4 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak  Poland 14:12.4 Q
5 Miroslav Jurek  Czechoslovakia 14:12.4 Q
6 Friedrich Janke  East Germany 14:12.4 Q
7 Jorma Kakko  Finland 14:16.4
8 Maurice Chiclet  France 14:17.0
9 Manuel Alonso  Spain 14:18.0 NR
10 Joep Delnoye  Netherlands 14:18.4
11 Eugène Allonsius  Belgium 14:24.2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

References