title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Alain Mimoun France |
  | Bronze | Gaston Reiff Belgium |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:03.0 | CR NR |
  | | Alain Mimoun | France | 14:26.0 | |
  | | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:26.2 | |
  | 4 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:30.8 | |
  | 5 | Hannu Posti | Finland | 14:40.8 | |
  | 6 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 14:42.4 | |
  | 7 | Stevan Pavlović | Yugoslavia | 14:50.2 | |
  | 8 | Alec Olney | Great Britain | 14:51.8 | |
  | 9 | Božidar Đurašković | Yugoslavia | 14:52.4 | |
  | 10 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 15:02.2 | |
  | 11 | Bertil Karlsson | Sweden | 15:09.4 | |
  | | Jacques Vernier | France | DNF | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  24 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:56.0 | Q |
  | 2 | Väinö Mäkelä | Finland | 14:56.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 15:03.0 | Q |
  | 4 | Jacques Vernier | France | 15:03.6 | Q |
  | 5 | Stevan Pavlović | Yugoslavia | 15:06.2 | Q |
  | 6 | Bertil Karlsson | Sweden | 15:07.2 | Q |
  | 7 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos | Greece | 15:08.4 | NR |
  | 8 | Kurt Rötzer | Austria | 15:08.4 | NR |
  | 9 | Aage Poulsen | Denmark | 19:99.9 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hannu Posti | Finland | 14:47.2 | Q |
  | 2 | Alec Olney | Great Britain | 14:55.6 | Q |
  | 3 | Božidar Đurašković | Yugoslavia | 15:00.6 | Q |
  | 4 | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 15:09.0 | Q |
  | 5 | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 15:10.0 | Q |
  | 6 | Alain Mimoun | France | 15:11.0 | Q |
  | 7 | August Sutter | Switzerland | 15:13.0 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (1)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  