The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.[1]
| Men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Mikko Hietanen Finland
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| Silver | Väinö Muinonen Finland
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| Bronze | Yakov Punko Soviet Union
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Results
editIt 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
edit22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mikko Hietanen | Finland |
2:24:55 | |
 |
Väinö Muinonen | Finland |
2:26:08 | |
 |
Yakov Punko | Soviet Union |
2:26:21 | |
| 4 | Pierre Cousin |  France |
2:27:05 | |
| 5 | Gösta Leandersson |  Sweden |
2:28:30 | |
| 6 | Erik Jonsson | Sweden |
2:30:08 | |
| 7 | Squire Yarrow |  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 | Václav Weisshäutel |  Czechoslovakia |
2:37:07 | |
| 12 | John Systad |  Norway |
2:42:59 | |
| 13 | Robert Nevens |  Belgium |
2:50:23 | |
| 14 | Antonín Špiroch | Czechoslovakia |
2:57:44 | |
| Horace Oliver | Great Britain |
DNF | ||
| Øivind Gundhu | Norway |
DNF | ||
| Stylianos Kiriakidis | Greece |
DNF |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Greece (2)
Norway (2)
Soviet Union (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
References
edit- ^ 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