| 5th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 25 – 29 August |
| Host city | Bern,Switzerland |
| Venue | Stadion Neufeld |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 35 |
| Participation | 686 athletes from 28 nations |
The5thEuropean Athletics Championships were held atStadion Neufeld from 25–29 August 1954 in theSwiss capitalBern. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in theGlasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5]
Complete results were published.[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 16 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 35 | 35 | 36 | 106 | |
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.[7]
Austria (25) Belgium (29)
Bulgaria (9) Czechoslovakia (42) Denmark (7) Finland (31) France (49)
Greece (7) Hungary (41)
Iceland (7)
Ireland (3) Italy (24)
Liechtenstein (4)
Luxembourg (2) Netherlands (12) Norway (13) Poland (35)
Portugal (9) Romania (24)
Saar (9)
Soviet Union (68)
Spain (4) Sweden (37)
Switzerland (50)
Turkey (16) Great Britain (46) West Germany (62)
Yugoslavia (24)