| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.
Medalists
| Gold | Sydney Wooderson Great Britain
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| Silver | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands
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| Bronze | Evert Nyberg Sweden
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Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sydney Wooderson | Great Britain |
14:08.6 | CR, NR |
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Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands |
14:14.0 | NR |
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Evert Nyberg | Sweden |
14:23.2 | |
| 4 | Viljo Heino |  Finland |
14:24.4 | |
| 5 | Emil Zátopek |  Czechoslovakia |
14:25.8 | NR |
| 6 | Gaston Reiff |  Belgium |
14:45.8 | |
| 7 | Rikard Greenfort |  Denmark |
14:46.0 | |
| 8 | Raphaël Pujazon |  France |
14:46.8 | |
| 9 | René Breistroffer | France |
14:50.4 | |
| 10 | Aage Poulsen | Denmark |
14:53.6 | |
| 11 | Charles Heirendt |  Luxembourg |
15:00.6 | NR |
| 12 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium |
15:08.0 | |
| 13 | András Pataki |  Hungary |
15:33.6 | |
| 14 | Leon Aasbø |  Norway |
15:33.8 | |
| Napoleon Dzwonkowski |  Poland |
DNF | ||
| Helge Perälä | Finland |
DNF | ||
| Åke Durkfeldt | Sweden |
DNF | ||
| Arnt Rohme | Norway |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Hungary (1)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Great Britain (1)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
| 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men's 5000 m | |
| Women's 3000 m | |
| Women's 5000 m | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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