1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

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

Medalists

Gold Mikko Hietanen
 Finland
Silver Väinö Muinonen
 Finland
Bronze Yakov Punko
 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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Mikko Hietanen  Finland 2:24:55
2nd Väinö Muinonen  Finland 2:26:08
3rd Yakov Punko  Soviet Union 2:26:21
4 Pierre Cousin  France 2:27:05
5 Gösta Leandersson  Sweden 2:28:30
6 Erik Jonsson  Sweden 2:30:08
7 Squire Yarrow  United Kingdom 2:30:40
8 Henning Larsen  Denmark 2:32:50
9 Athanasios Ragazos  Greece 2:32:58
10 Kaspar Schiesser   Switzerland 2:36:42
11 Václav Weisshäutel  Czechoslovakia 2:37:07
12 John Systad  Norway 2:42:59
13 Robert Nevens  Belgium 2:50:23
14 Antonín Špiroch  Czechoslovakia 2:57:44
15 Horace Oliver  United Kingdom DNF
16 Øivind Gundhu  Norway DNF
17 Stylianos Kiriakidis  Greece DNF

Participation

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

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
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