1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

GoldBertel Storskrubb
 Finland
SilverSixten Larsson
 Sweden
BronzeRune Larsson
 Sweden

Results

Final

24 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Bertel Storskrubb  Finland52.2CR, NR
Sixten Larsson  Sweden52.4NR
Rune Larsson  Sweden52.5
4Yves Cros  France52.6NR
5Werner Christen   Switzerland55.4
6Ronald Ede  Great Britain56.5

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Yves Cros  France54.7Q
2Rune Larsson  Sweden55.8Q
3Werner Christen   Switzerland57.7Q
4Vlastimil Holeček  Czechoslovakia58.4
5Ole Dorph-Jensen  Denmark62.7

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Bertel Storskrubb  Finland54.2Q
2Sixten Larsson  Sweden54.8Q
3Ronald Ede  Great Britain55.3Q
4Jacques Maloubier  France55.3
5Werner Rugel   Switzerland55.5

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

References