1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 25 August 1946.[1]

Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Bernard Santona
Yves Cros
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
Jacques Lunis
  France
Silver Ronald Ede
Derek Pugh
Bernard Elliott
William Roberts
  Great Britain
Bronze Folke Alnevik
Stig Lindgård
Sven-Erik Nolinge
Tore Sten
  Sweden

Results

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Final

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25 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
    France Bernard Santona
Yves Cros
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
Jacques Lunis
3:14.4
    Great Britain Ronald Ede
Derek Pugh
Bernard Elliott
William Roberts
3:14.5
    Sweden Folke Alnevik
Stig Lindgård
Sven-Erik Nolinge
Tore Sten
3:15.0
4   Denmark Herluf Christensen
Knud Greenfort
Gunnar Bergsten
Niels Holst-Sørensen
3:15.4
5    Switzerland Werner Rugel
Werner Christen
Karl Volkmer
Oskar Hardmeier
3:20.8
6   Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Holeček
Tomáš Šalé
Jiří David
Leopold Láznička
3:33.6

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014