European Athletics Championships 1946/3000 m obstacle men
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | 3000 meter obstacle course for men |
| city |
 Oslo
|
| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 11 athletes from 8 countries |
| Competition phase | August 25 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Raphaël Pujazon ( FRA )
 |
 silver |
Erik Elmsäter ( SWE )
 |
 bronze |
Tore Sjöstrand ( SWE )
|
The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held on August 25, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
With silver and bronze there were two medals for Sweden. European champion was the French Raphaël Pujazon , who surprisingly defeated the favored Swedes. Second place went to world record holder Erik Elmsäter . Bronze went to Tore Sjöstrand .
Records
Existing records
| World best | 8: 59.6 min |
Erik Elmsäter
|
Stockholm , Sweden | 4th August 1944 |
| European best performance | ||||
| Championship record | 9: 16.2 min |
Lars Larsson
|
EM Paris , France | September 4, 1938 |
Record improvement
Raphaël Pujazon improved the EM record by 14.8 seconds to 9: 01.4 minutes.
Note on the records:
World records over 3000 meters obstacle with the exception of championship records were only made from 1953 on because of the not yet standardized obstacle setups.
final
August 25, 1946
There were no preliminary heats in this competition. Since only eleven participants took part, all athletes could contest the final together.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphaël Pujazon |
France
|
9: 01.4 CR / NO |
| 2 | Erik Elmsäter |
Sweden
|
9: 11.0 SB |
| 3 | Tore Sjöstrand |
Sweden
|
9: 14.0 SB |
| 4th | Alf Olesen |
 Denmark
|
9: 18.8 NO |
| 5 | Jean Gallet |
France
|
9: 19.6 PB |
| 6th | Pentti Siltaloppi |
 Finland
|
9: 21.0 SB |
| 7th | Jindřich Roudný |
 Czechoslovakia
|
9: 33.4 NO |
| 8th | Marcel Vandewattyne |
 Belgium
|
9: 37.0 PB |
| 9 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos |
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|
9: 41.2 PB |
| 10 | Tadeusz Swiniarski |
.svg){kind=small} Poland
|
10: 22.8 PB |
| DNF | Jan Paulů |
Czechoslovakia
|
Vice European champion and world record holder Erik Elmsäter
Bronze medalist Tore Sjöstrand
Jean Gallet finished fifth
Pentti Siltaloppi - here at the 1948 Olympic Games in London as
third from left - came to sixth place
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 18, 2019
- Men 3000m Steeplechase 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, 3000 m obstacle 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
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 31
- ↑ IAAF world records. 3000 m obstacle men , accessed on March 18, 2019