European Athletics Championships 1946 / 10,000 m men
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| discipline | Men's 10,000-meter run |
| city |
 Oslo
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| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 10 athletes from 7 countries |
| Competition phase | August 22nd |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Viljo Heino ( FIN )
 |
 silver |
Helge Perälä ( FIN )
|
 bronze |
András Csaplár ( HUN )
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The men's 10,000-meter run at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held on August 22, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
There was a Finnish double victory in this competition. World record holder Viljo Heino became European champion . Second place went to Helge Perälä . The Hungarian András Csaplár won the bronze medal.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 29: 35.4 min |
Viljo Heino
|
Helsinki , Finland | August 25, 1944 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | 30: 52.4 min |
Ilmari salt mines
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EM Paris , France | September 5, 1938 |
Record improvement
Viljo Heino improved the European Championship record by 1: 00.4 minutes to 29: 52.0 minutes, making it the first and, up to this point, only runner to break the 30-minute mark.
final
August 22, 1946, 6.45 p.m.
There were no preliminary heats in this competition. Since there were only ten participants, all athletes could contest the final together.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viljo Heino |
Finland
|
29: 52.0 CR |
| 2 | Helge Perälä |
Finland
|
30: 31.4 PB |
| 3 | András Csaplár |
Hungary
|
30: 35.2 PB |
| 4th | Sven Rapp |
 Sweden
|
30: 49.2 SB |
| 5 | Feodossi Vanin |
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30: 56.2 PB |
| 6th | Charles Heirendt |
 Luxembourg
|
31: 08.2 PB |
| 7th | Thorvald Wilhelmsen |
Norway
|
31: 20.8 PB |
| 8th | Martin Stokken |
Norway
|
32: 56.0 SB |
| DNF | Thore Tillman |
Sweden
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| Giuseppe Beviacqua |
 Italy
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András Csaplár, who was third in the race in the photo from 1939, won the bronze medal
The eighth-placed Martin Stokken was also active and successful as a cross-country skier
Thore Tillman - here in a photo from 1937 - ended the race prematurely
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 18, 2019
- Men 10000m European Championship 1946 Oslo on todor66.com, accessed March 18, 2019
- III European Championship, Oslo 1946 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 18, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1946, 10000 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 18, 2019
- 3rd European Athletics Championships 1946 in Oslo, Norway from ifosta.de, accessed on March 18, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 10,000m men , accessed March 18, 2019