1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's discus throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 August 1946.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Adolfo Consolini Italy |
| Silver | Giuseppe Tosi Italy |
| Bronze | Veikko Nyqvist Finland |
Results
Final
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 53.23 | ||
| Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 50.39 | ||
| Veikko Nyqvist | Finland | 48.14 | ||
| 4 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 47.96 | |
| 5 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 46.77 | |
| 6 | Erik Westlin | Sweden | 45.65 | |
| 7 | Bengt Wikner | Sweden | 44.57 | |
| 8 | Raymond Tissot | France | 44.11 |
Qualification
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 53.29 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 50.03 | Q |
| 3 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 47.67 | Q |
| 4 | Veikko Nyqvist | Finland | 46.98 | Q |
| 5 | Bengt Wikner | Sweden | 46.96 | Q |
| 6 | Erik Westlin | Sweden | 46.47 | Q |
| 7 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 45.61 | Q |
| 8 | Raymond Tissot | France | 44.90 | Q |
| 9 | René Bazennerie | France | 44.72 | |
| 10 | Danilo Žerjal | Yugoslavia | 44.31 | |
| 11 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 44.23 | |
| 12 | Johan Nordby | Norway | 43.33 | |
| 13 | Jón Ólafsson | Iceland | 42.40 | |
| 14 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 41.74 | |
| 15 | Roger Verhas | Belgium | 40.88 | |
| 16 | Oskar Ospelt | Liechtenstein | 38.35 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Iceland (2)
- Italy (2)
- Liechtenstein (1)
- Norway (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014