1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Niels Holst-Sørensen![]() |
Silver | Jacques Lunis![]() |
Bronze | Derek Pugh![]() |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
23 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Niels Holst-Sørensen | ![]() |
47.9 | |
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Jacques Lunis | ![]() |
48.3 | |
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Derek Pugh | ![]() |
48.9 | |
4 | Sven-Erik Nolinge | ![]() |
48.9 | |
5 | William Roberts | ![]() |
49.5 | |
Herman Kunnen | ![]() |
DNS |
Heats[edit]
22 August
Heat 1[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacques Lunis | ![]() |
48.6 | Q |
2 | Derek Pugh | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
3 | Oskar Hardmeier | ![]() |
49.5 | |
4 | Anton Blok | ![]() |
49.6 | |
5 | Gunnar Bergsten | ![]() |
50.3 | |
6 | Kjartan Jóhannsson | ![]() |
50.7 | NR |
Heat 2[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | ![]() |
48.2 | Q |
2 | William Roberts | ![]() |
48.5 | Q |
3 | Stig Lindgård | ![]() |
48.7 | |
4 | Sergey Komarov | ![]() |
48.8 | |
5 | Adam Piaskowy | ![]() |
52.6 |
Heat 3[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herman Kunnen | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
2 | Sven-Erik Nolinge | ![]() |
49.0 | Q |
3 | Luigi Paterlini | ![]() |
49.1 | |
4 | Leopold Láznička | ![]() |
50.4 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
France (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014