1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold John Ljunggren
  Sweden
Silver Harry Forbes
  Great Britain
Bronze Charles Megnin
  Great Britain

Results edit

Final edit

23 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  John Ljunggren   Sweden 4:38:20 CR
  Harry Forbes   Great Britain 4:42:58
  Charles Megnin   Great Britain 4:57:04
4 Oddvar Sponberg   Norway 5:00:27
5 Harry Kristensen   Denmark 5:03:18
Harry Olsson   Sweden DNF
Edgar Bruun   Norway DQ
Josef Doležal   Czechoslovakia DQ

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014