1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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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
| Gold | Sydney Wooderson Great Britain |
| Silver | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
| Bronze | Evert Nyberg Sweden |
Results
Final
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
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
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014