1954 European Athletics Championships

5th European Athletics Championships
Dates25 – 29 August
Host cityBern, Switzerland
VenueStadion Neufeld
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events35
Participation686 athletes from
28 nations

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ European Games Start Today - Russia Favorites, Glasgow Herald, August 25, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014
  2. ^ Upset in Berne Marathon - European Games, Glasgow Herald, August 26, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014
  3. ^ Britain's First Gold Medal - European Athletics, Glasgow Herald, August 27, 1954, p. 4, retrieved August 27, 2014
  4. ^ Russian Athletes' Day, Glasgow Herald, August 28, 1954, p. 2, retrieved August 27, 2014
  5. ^ European Games Win for Bannister _ Russia's Three World Records, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1954, p. 9, retrieved August 27, 2014