1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Mikko Hietanen  Finland
Silver	Väinö Muinonen  Finland
Bronze	Yakov Punko  Soviet Union

Results

It is reported that the event was held on a short course measuring only 40.1 kilometres.[2] Therefore, the winning time is no new championship record.

Final

22 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mikko Hietanen	Finland	2:24:55
	Väinö Muinonen	Finland	2:26:08
	Yakov Punko	Soviet Union	2:26:21
4	Pierre Cousin	France	2:27:05
5	Gösta Leandersson	Sweden	2:28:30
6	Erik Jonsson	Sweden	2:30:08
7	Squire Yarrow	Great Britain	2:30:40
8	Henning Larsen	Denmark	2:32:50
9	Athanasios Ragazos	Greece	2:32:58
10	Kaspar Schiesser	Switzerland	2:36:42
11	Václav Weisshäutel	Czechoslovakia	2:37:07
12	John Systad	Norway	2:42:59
13	Robert Nevens	Belgium	2:50:23
14	Antonín Špiroch	Czechoslovakia	2:57:44
	Horace Oliver	Great Britain	DNF
	Øivind Gundhu	Norway	DNF
	Stylianos Kiriakidis	Greece	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

Belgium (1)  Czechoslovakia (2)  Denmark (1)

Finland (2)  France (1)  Greece (2)

Norway (2)  Soviet Union (1)  Sweden (2)

Switzerland (1)  Great Britain (2)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
2. European Championships (Men), gbrathletics.com, retrieved 23 August 2014