1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 August 1950.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Jack Holden Great Britain
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| Silver | Veikko Karvonen Finland
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| Bronze | Feodosiy Vanin Soviet Union
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jack Holden | Great Britain |
2:32:14 | CR |
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Veikko Karvonen | Finland |
2:32:45 | |
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Feodosiy Vanin | Soviet Union |
2:33:47 | |
| 4 | Gösta Leandersson |  Sweden |
2:34:26 | |
| 5 | Vasiliy Gordiyenko | Soviet Union |
2:34:37 | |
| 6 | Charles Cérou |  France |
2:36:09 | |
| 7 | Jean Leblond |  Belgium |
2:36:55 | |
| 8 | Étienne Gailly | Belgium |
2:38:24 | |
| 9 | John Systad |  Norway |
2:39:50 | |
| 10 | Gustav Östling | Sweden |
2:41:18 | |
| 11 | Edward Denison | Great Britain |
2:44:31 | |
| 12 | Vilho Partanen | Finland |
2:45:26 | |
| 13 | Miroslav Glogonjac |  Yugoslavia |
2:55:41 | |
| 14 | Luka Bosanac | Yugoslavia |
2:59:05 | |
| 15 | Alfons Zwicker |  Switzerland |
3:01:04 | |
| 16 | Adri Moons |  Netherlands |
3:01:50 | |
| 17 | Athanasios Ragazos |  Greece |
3:01:52 | |
| 18 | Behzat Akdeniz |  Turkey |
NT | |
| 19 | Gottfried Knecht | Switzerland |
NT | |
| René Josset | France |
DNF | ||
| Joop Overdyk | Netherlands |
DNF | ||
| Ludwig Jahn |  Austria |
DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Greece (1)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (2)
Yugoslavia (2)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
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