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European Championships Bern 1954 (0)

Mar 23, 2024
The 1954 European Championships in Bern featured a memorable decathlon showdown, with Soviet athlete Vasili Kuznetsov winning the European title ahead of Finland’s Torbjörn Lassenius and West Germany’s Heinz Oberbeck.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Vasili Kuznetsov URS 6752 11,2 - 6.90 - 12.88 - 1.70 - 50,7 -
15,4 - 44.73 - 3.80 - 56.20 - 4.58,6
6881
2 Torbjörn Lassenius FIN 6424 11,7 - 6.52 - 12.29 - 1.80 - 51,9 -
15,6 - 35.81 - 3.60 - 64.93 - 4.39,2
6676
3 Heinz Oberbeck FRG 6263 11,2 - 7.36 - 13.41 - 1.80 - 51,6 -
16,5 - 40.62 - 3.50 - 52.55 - 5.35,1
6531
4 Yuri Kutenko URS 6097 11,6 - 6.94 - 12.66 - 1.65 - 52,9 - 
16,3 - 39.54 - 3.90 - 56.87 - 5.07,0
6442
5 Miroslav Moravec TCH 5953 11,3 - 6.71 - 11.63 - 1.75 - 50,6 - 
16,5 - 36.44 - 3.20 - 50.40 - 4.39,2
6371
6 Manfred Huber SUI 5813 11,6 - 6.40 - 10.99 - 1.70 - 50,9 - 
16,0 - 32.40 - 3.20 - 51.14 - 4.22,2
6240
7 Friedel Schirmer FRG 5750 11,6 - 6.13 - 12.88 - 1.65 - 52,1 - 
16,0 - 35.53 - 3.10 - 59.40 - 4.47,6
6199
8 Arnulf Pilhatsch AUT 5725 11,6 - 6.44 - 13.75 - 1.86 - 55,5 - 
15,7 - 35.81 - 3.20 - 51.72 - 5.07,8
6188
9 Fritz Vogelsang SUI 5670 11,5 - 6.14 - 11.52 - 1.65 - 51,6 - 
16,2 - 35.79 - 3.60 - 44.40 - 4.35,2
6127
10 Stojan Slavkov BUL 5645 11,7 - 6.61 - 11.38 - 1.86 - 52,5 - 
16,5 - 35.46 - 3.60 - 39.65 - 4.50,4
6118
11 Jacques Guénard FRA 5517 11,7 - 5.95 - 11.48 - 1.75 - 53,5 - 
16,4 - 32.29 - 3.50 - 58.09 - 4.51,6
6026
12 Stanislav Štefkovič TCH 5401 12,1 - 6.26 - 12.49 - 1.75 - 54,2 - 
17,7 - 36.29 - 3.50 - 45.46 - 4.32,6
5929
13 Hans Baar SAA 5266 12,0 - 6.17 - 13.29 - 1.65 - 53,7 - 
16,3 - 35.06 - 3.20 - 39.68 - 4.39,2
5830

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