1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Mikko Hietanen Finland |
Silver | Väinö Muinonen Finland |
Bronze | Soviet Union |
Results[]
It is reported that the event was held on a short course measuring only 40.1 kilometres.[2] Therefore, the winning time is no new championship record.
Final[]
22 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Mikko Hietanen | Finland | 2:24:55 | ||
Väinö Muinonen | Finland | 2:26:08 | ||
Soviet Union | 2:26:21 | |||
4 | Pierre Cousin | France | 2:27:05 | |
5 | Gösta Leandersson | Sweden | 2:28:30 | |
6 | Sweden | 2:30:08 | ||
7 | Great Britain | 2:30:40 | ||
8 | Henning Larsen | Denmark | 2:32:50 | |
9 | Athanasios Ragazos | Greece | 2:32:58 | |
10 | Kaspar Schiesser | Switzerland | 2:36:42 | |
11 | Czechoslovakia | 2:37:07 | ||
12 | John Systad | Norway | 2:42:59 | |
13 | Robert Nevens | Belgium | 2:50:23 | |
14 | Czechoslovakia | 2:57:44 | ||
Great Britain | DNF | |||
Norway | DNF | |||
Greece | DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Championships (Men), gbrathletics.com, retrieved 23 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1946 European Athletics Championships
- Marathons at the European Athletics Championships
- 1946 marathons
- Marathons in Norway
- Men's marathons