1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump

Women's long jump at the European Athletics Championships

The women's long jump at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 26 August 1954.

Medalists

Gold	Jean Desforges Great Britain
Silver	Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union
Bronze	Elżbieta Krzesińska Poland

Results

Final

26 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Jean Desforges	Great Britain	6.04	CR
	Aleksandra Chudina	Soviet Union	5.93
	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	5.83
4	Erika Fisch	West Germany	5.81
5	Galina Popova	Soviet Union	5.79
6	Maria Piątkowska	Poland	5.73
7	Shirley Cawley	Great Britain	5.73
8	Maria Bibro	Poland	5.63
9	Renate Ibert	West Germany	5.63
10	Lore Fauth	West Germany	5.53
11	Suzanne Giotin	France	5.53
12	Sanda Grosu	Romania	5.48
13	Galina Segen	Soviet Union	5.46
14	Helga Hoffmann	Saar	5.46
15	Olga Gyarmati	Hungary	5.39
16	Colette Drou	France	5.32
17	Karin Mårtensson	Sweden	5.26
18	Ursula Finger	Saar	5.24
19	Friedrike Harasek	Austria	5.24
20	Reinelde Knapp	Austria	5.13
21	Sheila Hoskin	Great Britain	5.06
22	Mieke de Graaf	Netherlands	5.03
23	Inge Eckel	Saar	4.90

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

• Austria (2)
• France (2)
• Hungary (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Poland (3)
• Romania (1)
• Saar (3)
• Soviet Union (3)
• Sweden (1)
• Great Britain (3)
• West Germany (3)