1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Rune Gustafsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver Niels Holst-Sørensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze Marcel Hansenne
Flag of France.svg  France

Results

Final

24 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Rune Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:51.0
Silver medal icon.svg Niels Holst-Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:51.1
Bronze medal icon.svg Marcel Hansenne Flag of France.svg  France 1:51.2
4 Olle Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:51.4
5 Thomas White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:51.5
6 Robert Chef d’Hôtel Flag of France.svg  France 1:53.0
7 Jørgen Heller Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:53.7
8 Richard Brancart Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:02.2

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Rune Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:51.1 Q
2 Marcel Hansenne Flag of France.svg  France 1:52.2 Q
3 Jørgen Heller Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:52.2 Q
4 Richard Brancart Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:53.5 Q
5 Joseph Barthel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1:56.1
6 Óskar Jónsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:56.1 NR
7 Dagfinn Fløisand Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:58.4
8 Jan Staniszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:00.7

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Niels Holst-Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:54.2 Q
2 Olle Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:54.7 Q
3 Robert Chef d'Hôtel Flag of France.svg  France 1:54.8 Q
4 Thomas White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:54.8 Q
5 Karl Volkmer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1:55.0
6 Runar Björklöf Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:55.8
7 Tomas Sale Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:56.7
8 Kjartan Jóhannsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:56.7
9 Kaare Vefling Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:57.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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The men's discus throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 August 1946.

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The men's decathlon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 and 24 August 1946.

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The women's 200 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 and 25 August 1946.

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References

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