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.

Medalists

Results

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

Final

22 August
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mikko HietanenFIN2:24:55
Väinö MuinonenFIN2:26:08
Yakov Punko2:26:21
4Pierre CousinFRA2:27:05
5Gösta LeanderssonSWE2:28:30
6Erik JonssonSWE2:30:08
7Squire YarrowGBR2:30:40
8Henning LarsenDEN2:32:50
9Athanasios Ragazos2:32:58
10Kaspar SchiesserSUI2:36:42
11Václav WeisshäutelTCH2:37:07
12John SystadNOR2:42:59
13Robert NevensBEL2:50:23
14Antonín ŠpirochTCH2:57:44
Horace OliverGBR
Øivind GundhuNOR
Stylianos Kiriakidis

Participation

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