1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

Events at the
1934 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men    
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
4×100 m relay men
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Javelin throw men
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men
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The men's 5000 metres at the 1934 European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini on 9 September 1934.[1]

Medalists

Gold Roger Rochard
 France
Silver Janusz Kusociński
 Poland
Bronze Ilmari Salminen
 Finland

Results

Final

9 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Roger Rochard  France 14:36.8 CR
2nd Janusz Kusociński  Poland 14:41.2
3rd Ilmari Salminen  Finland 14:43.6
4 Lauri Virtanen  Finland 14:47.6
5 Salvatore Mastroieni  Italy 15:00.6
6 Janos Kelen  Hungary 15:06.6
7 Nello Bartolini  Italy 15:26.0
8 Eduard Prööm  Estonia 15:35.0
9 Jenõ Szilágyi  Hungary 15:43.0
10 Valdemars Vitols  Latvia 15:52.0
11 Emil Muller  Switzerland NT
12 Christiaan Petit  Netherlands NT
13 Jozef Koscák  Czechoslovakia 16:10.0

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References