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 | Yakov Punko.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 2:32:58 | |
| 10 | Kaspar Schiesser | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 2:36:42 | |
| 11 | Václav Weisshäutel |  Czechoslovakia | 2:37:07 | |
| 12 | John Systad |  Norway | 2:42:59 | |
| 13 | Robert Nevens | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
According 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
- 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
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