1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Lennart Strand Sweden |
| Silver | Henry Eriksson Sweden |
| Bronze | Erik Jørgensen Denmark |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lennart Strand | Sweden | 3:48.0 | CR |
 | Henry Eriksson | Sweden | 3:48.8 | |
 | Erik Jørgensen | Denmark | 3:52.8 | |
| 4 | Václav Čevona |  Czechoslovakia | 3:53.0 | NR |
| 5 | Sándor Garay |  Hungary | 3:53.0 | |
| 6 | Douglas Wilson |  Great Britain | 3:53.2 | |
| 7 | Paul Messner |  France | 3:56.6 | |
| 8 | Luboš Vomácka | Czechoslovakia | 4:07.2 |
Heats[edit]
24 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennart Strand | Sweden | 3:56.6 | Q |
| 2 | Sándor Garay | Hungary | 3:56.8 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Jørgensen | Denmark | 3:57.0 | Q |
| 4 | Václav Čevona | Czechoslovakia | 3:57.4 | Q |
| 5 | Aleksandr Pugachevskiy |  Soviet Union | 3:57.6 | |
| 6 | Óskar Jónsson |  Iceland | 3:58.4 | NR |
| 7 | Willy Sponberg |  Norway | 3:59.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Eriksson | Sweden | 3:54.6 | Q |
| 2 | Douglas Wilson | Great Britain | 3:55.0 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Messner | France | 3:58.0 | Q |
| 4 | Luboš Vomácka | Czechoslovakia | 3:58.8 | Q |
| 5 | Asbjørn Hansen | Norway | 3:59.0 | |
| 6 | Walter Lutz |  Switzerland | 4:04.2 | |
| 7 | Jan Staniszewski |  Poland | 4:10.8 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Denmark (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
Norway (2)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (1)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
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