1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

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The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946. [1]

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Medalists

Gold John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver Harry Forbes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze Charles Megnin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Results

Final

23 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:38:20 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Harry Forbes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:42:58
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Megnin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:57:04
4 Oddvar Sponberg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:00:27
5 Harry Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5:03:18
Harry Olsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Edgar Bruun Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DQ
Josef Doležal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.

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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.

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The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.

The men's 10,000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 22 August 1946.

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

The men's high jump at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 23 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 discus throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 August 1946.

The men's javelin throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 25 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 women's 100 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.

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.

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

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

References

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