1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

GoldSydney Wooderson
 United Kingdom
SilverWim Slijkhuis
 Netherlands
BronzeEvert Nyberg
 Sweden

Results

Final

23 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Sydney Wooderson United Kingdom14:08.6CR, NR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands14:14.0NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Evert Nyberg Sweden14:23.2
4Viljo Heino Finland14:24.4
5Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia14:25.8NR
6Gaston Reiff Belgium14:45.8
7Rikard Greenfort Denmark14:46.0
8Raphaël Pujazon France14:46.8
9René Breistroffer France14:50.4
10Aage Poulsen Denmark14:53.6
11Charles Heirendt Luxembourg15:00.6NR
12Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium15:08.0
13András Pataki Hungary15:33.6
14Leon Aasbø Norway15:33.8
Napoleon Dzwonkowski PolandDNF
Helge Perälä FinlandDNF
Åke Durkfeldt SwedenDNF
Arnt Rohme NorwayDNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 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
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