1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's hammer throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

Gold Bo Ericson
 Sweden
Silver Eric Johansson
 Sweden
Bronze Duncan McDougall Clark
 Great Britain

Results

Final

22 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bo Ericson  Sweden 56.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eric Johansson  Sweden 53.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Duncan McDougall Clark  Great Britain 51.32
4 Imre Németh  Hungary 50.03
5 Hans Houtzager  Netherlands 49.86
6 Teseo Taddia  Italy 48.63
7 Aleksandr Shekhtel  Soviet Union 46.24
8 Jaroslav Knotek  Czechoslovakia 46.04

Qualification

22 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Bo Ericson  Sweden 53.60 Q
2 Eric Johansson  Sweden 52.29 Q
3 Hans Houtzager  Netherlands 51.46 Q
4 Duncan McDougall Clark  Great Britain 50.81 Q
5 Teseo Taddia  Italy 50.12 Q
6 Aleksandr Shekhtel  Soviet Union 49.90 Q
7 Imre Németh  Hungary 48.47 Q
8 Jaroslav Knotek  Czechoslovakia 48.37 Q
9 Reino Kuivamäki  Finland 47.41
10 Gunnar Christensen  Denmark 45.94
11 Ivan Gubijan  Yugoslavia 45.11

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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