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

GoldMikko Hietanen
 Finland
SilverVäinö Muinonen
 Finland
BronzeYakov 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

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Mikko Hietanen Finland2:24:55
Väinö Muinonen Finland2:26:08
Yakov Punko Soviet Union2:26:21
4Pierre Cousin France2:27:05
5Gösta Leandersson Sweden2:28:30
6Erik Jonsson Sweden2:30:08
7Squire Yarrow Great Britain2:30:40
8Henning Larsen Denmark2:32:50
9Athanasios Ragazos Greece2:32:58
10Kaspar Schiesser  Switzerland2:36:42
11Václav Weisshäutel Czechoslovakia2:37:07
12John Systad Norway2:42:59
13Robert Nevens Belgium2:50:23
14Antonín Špiroch Czechoslovakia2:57:44
Horace Oliver Great BritainDNF
Øivind Gundhu NorwayDNF
Stylianos Kiriakidis GreeceDNF

Participation

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

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
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