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1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Rune Gustafsson
 Sweden
Silver Niels Holst-Sørensen
 Denmark
Bronze Marcel Hansenne
 France

Results

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Final

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24 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rune Gustafsson  Sweden 1:51.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Niels Holst-Sørensen  Denmark 1:51.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Hansenne  France 1:51.2
4 Olle Ljunggren  Sweden 1:51.4
5 Thomas White  Great Britain 1:51.5
6 Robert Chef d’Hôtel  France 1:53.0
7 Jørgen Heller Andersen  Denmark 1:53.7
8 Richard Brancart  Belgium 2:02.2

Heats

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22 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rune Gustafsson  Sweden 1:51.1 Q
2 Marcel Hansenne  France 1:52.2 Q
3 Jørgen Heller Andersen  Denmark 1:52.2 Q
4 Richard Brancart  Belgium 1:53.5 Q
5 Joseph Barthel  Luxembourg 1:56.1
6 Óskar Jónsson  Iceland 1:56.1 NR
7 Dagfinn Fløisand  Norway 1:58.4
8 Jan Staniszewski  Poland 2:00.7

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Niels Holst-Sørensen  Denmark 1:54.2 Q
2 Olle Ljunggren  Sweden 1:54.7 Q
3 Robert Chef d'Hôtel  France 1:54.8 Q
4 Thomas White  Great Britain 1:54.8 Q
5 Karl Volkmer   Switzerland 1:55.0
6 Runar Björklöf  Finland 1:55.8
7 Tomas Sale  Czechoslovakia 1:56.7
8 Kjartan Jóhannsson  Iceland 1:56.7
9 Kaare Vefling  Norway 1:57.3

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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