1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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

GoldRune Gustafsson
 Sweden
SilverNiels Holst-Sørensen
 Denmark
BronzeMarcel Hansenne
 France

Results

Final

24 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Rune Gustafsson Sweden1:51.0
2nd, silver medalist(s)Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark1:51.1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Marcel Hansenne France1:51.2
4Olle Ljunggren Sweden1:51.4
5Thomas White United Kingdom1:51.5
6Robert Chef d’Hôtel France1:53.0
7Jørgen Heller Andersen Denmark1:53.7
8Richard Brancart Belgium2:02.2

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Rune Gustafsson Sweden1:51.1Q
2Marcel Hansenne France1:52.2Q
3Jørgen Heller Andersen Denmark1:52.2Q
4Richard Brancart Belgium1:53.5Q
5Joseph Barthel Luxembourg1:56.1
6Óskar Jónsson Iceland1:56.1NR
7Dagfinn Fløisand Norway1:58.4
8Jan Staniszewski Poland2:00.7

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark1:54.2Q
2Olle Ljunggren Sweden1:54.7Q
3Robert Chef d'Hôtel France1:54.8Q
4Thomas White United Kingdom1:54.8Q
5Karl Volkmer  Switzerland1:55.0
6Runar Björklöf Finland1:55.8
7Tomas Sale Czechoslovakia1:56.7
8Kjartan Jóhannsson Iceland1:56.7
9Kaare Vefling Norway1:57.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 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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