1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

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The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Mikko Hietanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver Väinö Muinonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze Yakov Punko
Flag SSSR ot 5 dekabria 1936 goda.svg  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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mikko Hietanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:24:55
Silver medal icon.svg Väinö Muinonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:26:08
Bronze medal icon.svg Yakov Punko Flag SSSR ot 5 dekabria 1936 goda.svg  Soviet Union 2:26:21
4 Pierre Cousin Flag of France.svg  France 2:27:05
5 Gösta Leandersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:28:30
6 Erik Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:30:08
7 Squire Yarrow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:30:40
8 Henning Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:32:50
9 Athanasios Ragazos Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 2:32:58
10 Kaspar Schiesser Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2:36:42
11 Václav Weisshäutel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:37:07
12 John Systad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:42:59
13Robert NevensFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:50:23
14 Antonín Špiroch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:57:44
Horace Oliver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNF
Øivind Gundhu Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Stylianos Kiriakidis Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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The men's 100 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.

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

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.

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.

The men's 1500 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 and 25 August 1946.

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 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 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 pole vault at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadium on 25 August 1946.

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

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 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 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 Stadion on 22 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.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. European Championships (Men), gbrathletics.com, retrieved 23 August 2014