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1953
1
Sune Karlsson
SWE
3.44.2
1
Wesley Santee
USA
3.44.2
3
John Landy
AUS
3.44.4
*
4
Roger Bannister
GBR
3.44.8
*
4
Denis Johansson
FIN
3.44.8
6
Stanislav Jungwirth
TCH
3.45.0
7
Ingvar Eriksson
SWE
3.45.2
8
Ernö Béres
HUN
3.46.6
8
Bill Nankeville
GBR
3.46.6
10
Ilmari Taipale
FIN
3.46.8
1954
1
John Landy
AUS
3.41.8
*
2
Roger Bannister
GBR
3.42.2
*
3
Sandor Iharos
HUN
3.42.4
4
Wesley Santee
USA
3.42.8
*
5
Stanislav Jungwirth
TCH
3.43.4
6
Audun Boysen
NOR
3.44.2
7
Gunnar Nielsen
DEN
3.44.4
8
Ingvar Eriksson
SWE
3.45.0
9
Christopher Chataway
GBR
3.45.4
*
9
Werner Lueg
FRG
3.45.4
1955
1
Sandor Iharos
HUN
3.40.8
1
Laszlo Tabori
HUN
3.40.8
1
Gunnar Nielsen
DEN
3.40.8
4
Istvan Rózsavölgyi
HUN
3.41.2
5
Siegfried Herrmann
GDR
3.42.6
6
Brian Hewson
GBR
3.43.2
*
7
Stefan Lewandowski
POL
3.43.4
8
Christopher Chataway
GBR
3.43.6
*
9
Stanislav Jungwirth
TCH
3.43.8
10
Werner Lueg
FRG
3.44.4
1956
1
Istvan Rózsavölgyi
HUN
3.40.5
2
Ingvar Eriksson
SWE
3.41.2
2
Ronald Delany
IRL
3.41.2
4
Dan Waern
SWE
3.41.3
5
Siegfried Herrmann
GDR
3.41.8
6
Olavi Salsola
FIN
3.42.0
6
Laszlo Tabori
HUN
3.42.0
6
Klaus Richtzenhein
GDR
3.42.0
6
John Landy
AUS
3.42.0
10
Stanislav Jungwirth
TCH
3.42.4