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
| Gold | Lennart Strand Sweden |
| Silver | Henry Eriksson Sweden |
| Bronze | Erik Jørgensen Denmark |
Results
Final
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
24 August
Heat 1
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union | 3:57.6 | |
| 6 | Óskar Jónsson |  Iceland | 3:58.4 | NR |
| 7 | Willy Sponberg |  Norway | 3:59.2 |
Heat 2
| 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
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
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