1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
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{{1946 European Athletics Championships}}
The men's 400 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946.
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| title = European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK
| url = http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf
| pages = 367–372
| publisher = European Athletics Association
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| accessdate = 13 August 2014
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Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Niels Holst-Sørensen {{flagcountry|DEN}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Jacques Lunis {{flagcountry|FRA}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Derek Pugh {{flagcountry|GBR}} |
Results
=Final=
23 August
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left | Niels Holst-Sørensen | align=left | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | 47.9 | |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left | Jacques Lunis | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 48.3 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left | Derek Pugh | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 48.9 | |
| 4 | align=left | Sven-Erik Nolinge | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 48.9 | |
| 5 | align=left | William Roberts | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 49.5 | |
| {{hs|9}} | align=left | Herman Kunnen | align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | {{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
=Heats=
22 August
==Heat 1==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Jacques Lunis | align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} | 48.6 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 2 | align=left | Derek Pugh | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 48.9 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
| 3 | align=left | Oskar Hardmeier | align=left | {{flagcountry|SUI}} | 49.5 | |
| 4 | align=left | Anton Blok | align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} | 49.6 | |
| 5 | align=left | Gunnar Bergsten | align=left | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | 50.3 | |
| 6 | align=left | Kjartan Jóhannsson | align=left | {{flagcountry|ISL}} | 50.7 | {{AthAbbr|NR|Icelandic}} |
==Heat 2==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Niels Holst-Sørensen | align=left | {{flagcountry|DEN}} | 48.2 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 2 | align=left | William Roberts | align=left | {{flagcountry|GBR}} | 48.5 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
| 3 | align=left | Stig Lindgård | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 48.7 | |
| 4 | align=left | Sergey Komarov | align=left | {{flagcountry|URS|1936}} | 48.8 | |
| 5 | align=left | Adam Piaskowy | align=left | {{flagcountry|POL}} | 52.6 |
==Heat 3==
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left | Herman Kunnen | align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} | 48.9 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
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| 2 | align=left | Sven-Erik Nolinge | align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} | 49.0 | {{AthAbbr|Q}} |
| 3 | align=left | Luigi Paterlini | align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} | 49.1 | |
| 4 | align=left | Leopold Láznička | align=left | {{flagcountry|TCH}} | 50.4 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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- {{flagcountry|BEL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|TCH}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|DEN}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|FRA}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ISL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|ITA}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|POL}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|URS|1936}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|SWE}} (2)
- {{flagcountry|SUI}} (1)
- {{flagcountry|GBR}} (2)
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References
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{{EC400metres}}
{{Footer European Champions 400 m Men}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1946 European Athletics Championships, Mens 400 metres}}