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1946 European Athletics Championships
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The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946.

Medalists

Gold	John Ljunggren  Sweden
Silver	Harry Forbes  Great Britain
Bronze	Charles Megnin  Great Britain

Results

Final

23 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	John Ljunggren	Sweden	4:38:20	CR
	Harry Forbes	Great Britain	4:42:58
	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

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

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014

• Events at the 1946 European Athletics Championships
• Racewalking at the European Athletics Championships