The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Sydney Wooderson Great Britain
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| Silver | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands
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| Bronze | Evert Nyberg Sweden
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Results edit
Final edit
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sydney Wooderson | Great Britain |
14:08.6 | CR, NR |
 |
Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands |
14:14.0 | NR |
 |
Evert Nyberg | Sweden |
14:23.2 | |
| 4 | Viljo Heino |  Finland |
14:24.4 | |
| 5 | Emil Zátopek |  Czechoslovakia |
14:25.8 | NR |
| 6 | Gaston Reiff |  Belgium |
14:45.8 | |
| 7 | Rikard Greenfort |  Denmark |
14:46.0 | |
| 8 | Raphaël Pujazon |  France |
14:46.8 | |
| 9 | René Breistroffer | France |
14:50.4 | |
| 10 | Aage Poulsen | Denmark |
14:53.6 | |
| 11 | Charles Heirendt |  Luxembourg |
15:00.6 | NR |
| 12 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium |
15:08.0 | |
| 13 | András Pataki |  Hungary |
15:33.6 | |
| 14 | Leon Aasbø |  Norway |
15:33.8 | |
| Napoleon Dzwonkowski |  Poland |
DNF | ||
| Helge Perälä | Finland |
DNF | ||
| Åke Durkfeldt | Sweden |
DNF | ||
| Arnt Rohme | Norway |
DNF |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Hungary (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (2)
Poland (1)
Sweden (2)
Great Britain (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014