1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
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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[edit]
| Gold | Rune Gustafsson Sweden |
| Silver | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark |
| Bronze | Marcel Hansenne France |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
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 |  Great Britain | 1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Robert Chef d’Hôtel | France | 1:53.0 | |
| 7 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:53.7 | |
| 8 | Richard Brancart |  Belgium | 2:02.2 |
Heats[edit]
22 August
Heat 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 | Great Britain | 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[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Iceland (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (2)
Poland (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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