1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark
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| Silver | Jacques Lunis France
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| Bronze | Derek Pugh Great Britain
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Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark |
47.9 | |
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Jacques Lunis | France |
48.3 | |
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Derek Pugh | Great Britain |
48.9 | |
| 4 | Sven-Erik Nolinge |  Sweden |
48.9 | |
| 5 | William Roberts |
Great Britain |
49.5 | |
| Herman Kunnen |  Belgium |
DNS |
Heats
22 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Lunis | France |
48.6 | Q |
| 2 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain |
48.9 | Q |
| 3 | Oskar Hardmeier |  Switzerland |
49.5 | |
| 4 | Anton Blok |  Netherlands |
49.6 | |
| 5 | Gunnar Bergsten | Denmark |
50.3 | |
| 6 | Kjartan Jóhannsson |  Iceland |
50.7 | NR |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark |
48.2 | Q |
| 2 | William Roberts |
Great Britain |
48.5 | Q |
| 3 | Stig Lindgård | Sweden |
48.7 | |
| 4 | Sergey Komarov |  Soviet Union |
48.8 | |
| 5 | Adam Piaskowy |  Poland |
52.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Kunnen | Belgium |
48.9 | Q |
| 2 | Sven-Erik Nolinge | Sweden |
49.0 | Q |
| 3 | Luigi Paterlini |  Italy |
49.1 | |
| 4 | Leopold Láznička |  Czechoslovakia |
50.4 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
France (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 400 metres | |
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