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
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| Silver | Väinö Muinonen Finland
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| Bronze |  Soviet Union
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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 | |
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Väinö Muinonen | Finland |
2:26:08 | |
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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