| Men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.
Medalists
| Gold | Mikko Hietanen Finland
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| Silver | Väinö Muinonen Finland
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| Bronze | Yakov Punko Soviet Union
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Results
It is reported that the event was held on a short course measuring only 40.1 kilometres. Therefore, the winning time is no new championship record.
Final
22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Mikko Hietanen | Finland |
2:24:55 | |
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Väinö Muinonen | Finland |
2:26:08 | |
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Yakov Punko | Soviet Union |
2:26:21 | |
| 4 | Pierre Cousin |  France |
2:27:05 | |
| 5 | Gösta Leandersson |  Sweden |
2:28:30 | |
| 6 | Erik Jonsson | Sweden |
2:30:08 | |
| 7 | Squire Yarrow |  Great Britain |
2:30:40 | |
| 8 | Henning Larsen |  Denmark |
2:32:50 | |
| 9 | Athanasios Ragazos |  Greece |
2:32:58 | |
| 10 | Kaspar Schiesser |  Switzerland |
2:36:42 | |
| 11 | Václav Weisshäutel |  Czechoslovakia |
2:37:07 | |
| 12 | John Systad |  Norway |
2:42:59 | |
| 13 | Robert Nevens |  Belgium |
2:50:23 | |
| 14 | Antonín Špiroch | Czechoslovakia |
2:57:44 | |
| Horace Oliver | Great Britain |
DNF | ||
| Øivind Gundhu | Norway |
DNF | ||
| Stylianos Kiriakidis | Greece |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Denmark (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Greece (2)
- Norway (2)
- 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
- European Championships (Men), gbrathletics.com, retrieved 23 August 2014
| Marathon and half marathon at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men's marathon | |
| Men's half marathon | |
| Women's marathon | |
| Women's half marathon | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's marathon / half marathon | |
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| Marathon |
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| Half marathon |
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