European Athletics Championships 1946 / men's high jump
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's high jump |
| city |
 Oslo
|
| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 15 athletes from 13 countries |
| Competition phase | August 23 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Anton Bolinder ( SWE )
 |
 silver |
Alan Paterson ( GBR )
 |
 bronze |
Nils Nicklén ( FIN )
 |
The men's high jump at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held on August 23, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
The European champion was the Swede Anton Bolinder . He won ahead of the British Alan Paterson . Bronze went to the Finn Nils Nicklén .
Existing records
| World record | 2.11 m |
 Lester Steers
|
Los Angeles , USA | June 7, 1942 |
| European record | 2.04 m |
Kalevi Kotkas
|
Gothenburg , Sweden | September 1, 1936 |
| Championship record | 2.00 m | EM Turin , Italy | September 7, 1934 |
The existing EM record was not set and not improved at these European championships.
execution
On the IAAF website there is only one result list for the high jump with the final result for all participants. A qualification is not listed there. Accordingly, all fifteen high jumpers started together in a group for the final.
final
August 23, 1946, 5 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Bolinder |
Sweden
|
1.99 PB |
| 2 | Alan Paterson |
Great Britain
|
1.96 PB |
| 3 | Nils Nicklén |
Finland
|
1.93 PB |
| 4th | Gunnar Lindecrantz |
Sweden
|
1.93 PB |
| 5 | Birger Leirud |
Norway
|
1.93 PB |
| 6th | Alfredo Campagner |
 Italy
|
1.90 PB |
| 7th | Skúli Guðmundsson |
 Iceland
|
1.90 PB |
| 8th | Georges Audouy |
 France
|
1.90 PB |
| 9 | Ivar Vind |
 Denmark
|
1.90 PB |
| 10 | Jacques Mantran |
France
|
1.85 PB |
| 11 | Ruggero Biancani |
 Italy
|
1.85 PB |
| 12 | Petar Vukovic |
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|
1.85 PB |
| 13 | Václav Hausenblas |
 Czechoslovakia
|
1.80 PB |
| 14th | Vladimír Žíla |
Czechoslovakia
|
1.80 PB |
| 15th | Hans Wahli |
 Switzerland
|
1.80 SB |
European champion Anton Bolinder
Alfredo Campagner came in sixth
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed on March 18, 2019
- _Relay.html Men High Jump Relay 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, high jump 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. High jump , accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ Portrait of Kalevi Kotkas in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English), accessed on March 18, 2019.
- ↑ European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 on the homepage of European Athletics , accessed on March 18, 2019