European Athletics Championships 1946 / 10,000 m walking of men
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's 10,000 m walk |
| city |
 Oslo
|
| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 8 athletes from 5 countries |
| Competition phase | August 25 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
John Mikaelsson ( SWE )
 |
 silver |
Fritz Schwab ( SUI )
 |
 bronze |
Émile Maggi ( FRA )
 |
The men's 10,000 m at the European Athletics Championships in 1946 was held as a track competition on August 25, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
The competition was on the program of European championships for the first time.
The first European champion was the Swede John Mikaelsson . Second place went to Fritz Schwab from Switzerland . Bronze went to the Frenchman Émile Maggi .
Existing records
| World record | 42: 39.6 min |
Werner Hardmo
|
Kumla , Sweden | September 9, 1945 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | Competition new in the EM program | |||
final
August 25, 1946, 4.15 p.m.
With the small number of eight participants, there were no preliminary rounds, all walkers competed together for the final.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mikaelsson |
Sweden
|
46: 05.2 CR |
| 2 | Fritz Schwab |
Switzerland
|
47: 03.6 SB |
| 3 | Émile Maggi |
France
|
48: 10.4 SB |
| 4th | Louis Chevalier |
France
|
49: 37.8 SB |
| 5 | Egil Romberg-Anderssen |
Norway
|
49: 48.0 PB |
| DSQ | Kaare hammer |
Norway
|
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| Werner Hardmo |
Sweden
|
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| Václav Balšán |
 Czechoslovakia
|
European champion John Mikaelsson
Bronze medalist Emile Maggi
Louis Chevalier came in fourth
World record holder Werner Hardmo did not reach the goal
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 19, 2019
- Men 10km Walk European Championship 1946 Oslo on todor66.com, accessed March 19, 2019
- III European Championship, Oslo 1946 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 19, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1946, 10 km walking men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 19, 2019
- 3rd European Athletics Championships 1946 in Oslo, Norway from ifosta.de, accessed on March 19, 2019