European Athletics Championships 1946/400 m hurdles of men
| 3. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's 400-meter hurdles |
| city |
 Oslo
|
| Stadion | Bislett Stadium |
| Attendees | 10 athletes from 8 countries |
| Competition phase | August 22nd (preliminary) August 24th (final) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Bertel Storskrubb ( FIN )
 |
 silver |
Sixten Larsson ( SWE )
 |
 bronze |
Rune Larsson ( SWE )
|
The men's 400-meter hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held on August 22 and 24, 1946 in the Bislett Stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo .
With silver and bronze there were two medals for Sweden. European champion was the Finn Bertel Storskrubb , whose first name is also mentioned as Bertil in numerous publications . Second place went to Sixten Larsson . Bronze went to Rune Larsson .
Records
Existing records
| World record | 50.6 s |
 Glenn Hardin
|
Stockholm , Sweden | July 26, 1934 |
| European record | 51.6 s |
.svg){kind=small} Friedrich-Wilhelm Hölling
|
Berlin , Germany | July 9, 1939 |
| Championship record | 53.1 s |
 Prudent Joye
|
EM Paris , France | September 4, 1938 |
Record improvement
Bertel Storskrubb improved the EM record in the final by 0.9 seconds to 52.2 seconds.
Preliminary round
August 22, 1946, 6:30 p.m.
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three athletes per run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yves Cros |
France
|
54.7 |
| 2 | Rune Larsson |
Sweden
|
55.8 |
| 3 | Werner Christians |
 Switzerland
|
57.7 |
| 4th | Vlastimil Holeček |
 Czechoslovakia
|
58.4 |
| 5 | Ole Dorph Jensen |
 Denmark
|
62.7 |
Forward 2
| space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertel Storskrubb |
Finland
|
54.2 |
| 2 | Sixten Larsson |
Sweden
|
54.8 |
| 3 | Ronald Ede |
 Great Britain
|
55.3 |
| 4th | Jacques Maloubier |
France
|
55.3 |
| 5 | Werner Rugel |
Switzerland
|
55.5 |
final
August 24, 1946, 7.30 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertel Storskrubb |
Finland
|
52.2 CR / NO |
| 2 | Sixten Larsson |
Sweden
|
52.4 NO |
| 3 | Rune Larsson |
Sweden
|
52.5 |
| 4th | Yves Cros |
 France
|
52.6 NO |
| 5 | Werner Christians |
Switzerland
|
55.4 |
| 6th | Ronald Ede |
Great Britain
|
56.5 |
Vice European Champion Sixten Larsson
Bronze medalist Rune Larsson
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Oslo 1946 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 18, 2019
- Men 400m hurdles 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, 400 m hurdles 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. 400m hurdles men , accessed on March 18, 2019
- ^ Portrait of Friedrich-Wilhelm Hölling in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English), accessed on March 18, 2019.