1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
| Events at the 1946 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 10,000 m track walk | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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]
Medalists
| Gold | Rune Gustafsson Sweden |
| Silver | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark |
| Bronze | Marcel Hansenne France |
Results
Final
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.0 | |
 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:51.1 | |
 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:51.2 | |
| 4 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:51.4 | |
| 5 | Thomas White |  United Kingdom | 1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Robert Chef d’Hôtel | France | 1:53.0 | |
| 7 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:53.7 | |
| 8 | Richard Brancart | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2:02.2 |
Heats
22 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 4 | Richard Brancart | Belgium | 1:53.5 | Q |
| 5 | Joseph Barthel |  Luxembourg | 1:56.1 | |
| 6 | Óskar Jónsson |  Iceland | 1:56.1 | NR |
| 7 | Dagfinn Fløisand |  Norway | 1:58.4 | |
| 8 | Jan Staniszewski |  Poland | 2:00.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:54.2 | Q |
| 2 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:54.7 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Chef d’Hôtel | France | 1:54.8 | Q |
| 4 | Thomas White | United Kingdom | 1:54.8 | Q |
| 5 | Karl Volkmer |  Switzerland | 1:55.0 | |
| 6 | Runar Björklöf |  Finland | 1:55.8 | |
| 7 | Tomas Sale |  Czechoslovakia | 1:56.7 | |
| 8 | Kjartan Jóhannsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 | |
| 9 | Kaare Vefling | Norway | 1:57.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
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