European Athletics Championships 1946/800 m men
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's 800-meter run |
| city |
 Oslo
|
| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 17 athletes from 13 countries |
| Competition phase | August 22nd (preliminary) August 24th (final) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Rune Gustafsson ( SWE )
 |
 silver |
Niels Holst-Sørensen ( DEN )
 |
 bronze |
Marcel Hansenne ( FRA )
 |
The 800-meter run for men at the European Athletics Championships in 1946 was held on August 22 and 24, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
The Swede Rune Gustafsson won . Second was the Danish 400 meter European champion Niels Holst-Sørensen . Bronze went to the Frenchman Marcel Hansenne .
Existing records
| World record | 1: 46.6 min |
.svg){kind=small} Rudolf Harbig
|
Milan , Italy | July 15, 1939 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | 1: 50.6 min | EM Paris , France | September 4, 1938 |
The existing European Championship record was not set and not improved at these European championships.
Preliminary round
August 22, 1946, 5.45 p.m.
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first four athletes per run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Gustafsson |
Sweden
|
1: 51.1 |
| 2 | Marcel Hansenne |
France
|
1: 52.2 SB |
| 3 | Jørgen Heller Andersen |
Denmark
|
1: 52.2 SB |
| 4th | Richard Brancart |
 Belgium
|
1: 53.5 |
| 5 | Josy Barthel |
 Luxembourg
|
1: 56.1 PB |
| 6th | Óskar Jónsson |
 Iceland
|
1: 56.1 PB |
| 7th | Dagfinn Fløisand |
Norway
|
1: 58.4 |
| 8th | Jan Staniszewski |
.svg){kind=small} Poland
|
2: 00.7 |
Forward 2
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen |
Denmark
|
1: 54.2 |
| 2 | Olle Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
1: 54.7 |
| 3 | Robert Chef d'Hôtel |
France
|
1: 54.8 |
| 4th | Tom White |
 Great Britain
|
1: 54.8 |
| 5 | Karl Volkmer |
 Switzerland
|
1: 55.0 PB |
| 6th | Runar Björklöf |
 Finland
|
1: 55.8 PB |
| 7th | Tomas Sale |
 Czechoslovakia
|
1: 56.7 PB |
| 8th | Kjartan Jóhannsson |
Iceland
|
1: 56.7 PB |
| 9 | Kaare Vefling |
Norway
|
1: 57.3 PB |
final
August 24, 1946
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Gustafsson |
Sweden
|
1: 51.0 |
| 2 | Niels Holst-Sørensen |
Denmark
|
1: 51.1 PB |
| 3 | Marcel Hansenne |
France
|
1: 51.2 SB |
| 4th | Olle Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
1: 51.4 |
| 5 | Tom White |
Great Britain
|
1: 51.5 PB |
| 6th | Robert Chef d'Hôtel |
France
|
1: 53.0 PB |
| 7th | Jørgen Heller Andersen |
Denmark
|
1: 53.7 |
| 8th | Richard Brancart |
Belgium
|
2: 02.2 |
The day after his title win over 400 meters , Niels Holst-Sørensen became vice European champion over 800 meters
Bronze medal for Marcel Hansenne
Robert Chef d'Hôtel came in sixth
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed on March 17, 2019
- Men 800m European Championship 1946 Oslo on todor66.com, accessed March 17, 2019
- III European Championship, Oslo 1946 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 17, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1946, 800 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 17, 2019
- 3rd European Athletics Championships 1946 in Oslo, Norway from ifosta.de, accessed on March 17, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 800m men , accessed March 17, 2019