European Athletics Championships 1946/50 km men's walk
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| discipline | Men's 50 km walk |
| city |
 Oslo
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| Event | Round trip through Oslo |
| Attendees | 8 athletes from 5 countries |
| Competition phase | August 23 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
John Ljunggren ( SWE )
 |
 silver |
Harry Forbes ( GBR )
 |
 bronze |
Charles Megnin ( GBR )
|
The men's 50 km walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held on August 23, 1946 on the streets of the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
In this competition there were two medals for Great Britain, silver and bronze. European champion was the Swede John Ljunggren . Harry Forbes took second place . Bronze went to Charles Megnin .
Records / best times
Existing records / best times
| World record | 4:23:40 h |
 Josef Doležal
|
Podebrady , Czechoslovakia | 4th August 1946 |
| European best time | ||||
| Championship record | 4:41:51 h |
Harold Whitlock
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EM Paris , France | September 4, 1938 |
Note:
At that time, records were not kept in marathon running and street walking because of the different track conditions with the exception of championship records.
Record improvement
European champion John Ljunggren improved the existing championship record by 3:31 minutes to 4:38:20 hours.
final
August 23, 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 (h) | |
| 1 | John Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
4:38:20 CR | |
| 2 | Harry Forbes |
Great Britain
|
4:42:58 PB | |
| 3 | Charles Megnin |
Great Britain
|
4:57:04 PB | |
| 4th | Oddvar Sponberg |
Norway
|
5:00:27 PB | |
| 5 | Harry Kristensen |
 Denmark
|
5:03:18 PB | |
| DNF | Harry Olsson |
Sweden
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| DSQ | Edgar Bruun |
Norway
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| Josef Doležal |
Czechoslovakia
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Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 19, 2019
- Men 50km 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, 50 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. 50k men's walk , accessed March 19, 2019