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