1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.[1] Although the existence of this event is up for debate. [2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Gunnar Huseby Iceland
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| Silver |  Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Yrjö Lehtilä Finland
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Results[]
Final[]
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gunnar Huseby | Iceland |
15.56 | |
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Soviet Union |
15.25 | ||
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Yrjö Lehtilä | Finland |
15.23 | |
| 4 | Roland Nilsson |  Sweden |
15.16 | |
| 5 | Thage Pettersson | Sweden |
14.87 | |
| 6 | Sulo Bärlund | Finland |
14.75 | |
| 7 | Eivind Sværen |  Norway |
14.34 | |
| 8 | Lars Ulgenes | Norway |
14.28 | |
| 9 | Witold Gerutto |  Poland |
13.90 |
Qualification[]
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland |
15.64 | Q |
| 2 | Thage Pettersson | Sweden |
14.72 | Q |
| 3 | Yrjö Lehtilä | Finland |
14.50 | Q |
| 4 | Witold Gerutto | Poland |
14.49 | Q |
| 5 | Eivind Sværen | Norway |
14.33 | Q |
| 6 | Soviet Union |
14.32 | Q | |
| 7 | Roland Nilsson | Sweden |
14.20 | Q |
| 8 | Sulo Bärlund | Finland |
14.11 | Q |
| 9 | Lars Ulgenes | Norway |
14.02 | Q |
| 10 | Čestmír Kalina |  Czechoslovakia |
13.60 | |
| 11 |  Ireland |
13.57 | ||
| 12 |  Belgium |
12.77 | ||
| 13 | Mieczysław Łomowski | Poland |
12.53 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 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 Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - The Globe Delusion (PDF), Ross Kemp, pp. 350–362, retrieved 13 August 2018
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- Events at the 1946 European Athletics Championships
- Shot put at the European Athletics Championships