1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | John Ljunggren Sweden
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| Silver | Harry Forbes Great Britain
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| Bronze | Charles Megnin Great Britain
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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John Ljunggren | Sweden |
4:38:20 | CR |
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Harry Forbes | Great Britain |
4:42:58 | |
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Charles Megnin | Great Britain |
4:57:04 | |
| 4 | Oddvar Sponberg |  Norway |
5:00:27 | |
| 5 | Harry Kristensen |  Denmark |
5:03:18 | |
| Harry Olsson | Sweden |
DNF | ||
| Edgar Bruun | Norway |
DQ | ||
| Josef Doležal |  Czechoslovakia |
DQ |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
Norway (2)
Sweden (2)
Great Britain (2)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
| 1934–2018 50 kilometres |
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| 2022–present 35 kilometres |
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