1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 400 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Niels Holst-Sørensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver Jacques Lunis
Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze Derek Pugh
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Results

Final

23 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Niels Holst-Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 47.9
Silver medal icon.svg Jacques Lunis Flag of France.svg  France 48.3
Bronze medal icon.svg Derek Pugh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.9
4 Sven-Erik Nolinge Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.9
5 William Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49.5
Herman Kunnen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNS

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jacques Lunis Flag of France.svg  France 48.6 Q
2 Derek Pugh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.9 Q
3 Oskar Hardmeier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 49.5
4 Anton Blok Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 49.6
5 Gunnar Bergsten Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 50.3
6 Kjartan Jóhannsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 50.7 NR

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Niels Holst-Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 48.2 Q
2 William Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 48.5 Q
3 Stig Lindgård Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 48.7
4 Sergey Komarov Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 48.8
5 Adam Piaskowy Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.6

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Herman Kunnen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 48.9 Q
2 Sven-Erik Nolinge Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 49.0 Q
3 Luigi Paterlini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49.1
4 Leopold Láznička Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 50.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.

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The men's triple jump at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 22 August 1946.

The men's shot put at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946. Although the existence of this event is up for debate.

The men's hammer throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.

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

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946.

The women's 100 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 22 August 1946.

The women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.

The women's high jump at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 22 August 1946.

The women's long jump at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.

The women's shot put at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 22 August 1946.

The women's discus throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.

References

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