3rd European Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 22 – 25 August |
Host city | Oslo, Norway |
Venue | Bislett Stadion |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 33 |
Participation | 354 athletes from 20 nations |
The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. [1] [2]
Two of the women's medalists from France underwent sex change later. Claire Brésolles became Pierre Brésolles, and Léa Caurla became Léon Caurla. [3]
Complete results were published. [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Anton Bolinder ( SWE) | 1.99 | Alan Paterson ( GBR) | 1.96 | Nils Nicklén ( FIN) | 1.93 |
Long jump |
Olle Laessker ( SWE) | 7.42 | Lucien Graff ( SUI) | 7.40 | Miroslav Řihošek ( TCH) | 7.29 |
Pole vault |
Allan Lindberg ( SWE) | 4.17 CR | Nikolay Ozolin ( URS) | 4.10 | Jan Bém ( TCH) | 4.10 |
Triple jump |
Valdemar Rautio ( FIN) | 15.17 | Bertil Johnsson ( SWE) | 15.15 | Arne Åhman ( SWE) | 14.96 |
Shot put |
Gunnar Huseby ( ISL) | 15.56 | Dmitriy Goryainov ( URS) | 15.25 | Yrjö Lehtilä ( FIN) | 15.23 |
Discus throw |
Adolfo Consolini ( ITA) | 53.23 CR | Giuseppe Tosi ( ITA) | 50.39 | Veikko Nyqvist ( FIN) | 48.14 |
Javelin throw |
Lennart Atterwall ( SWE) | 68.74 | Yrjö Nikkanen ( FIN) | 67.50 | Tapio Rautavaara ( FIN) | 66.40 |
Hammer throw |
Bo Ericson ( SWE) | 56.44 | Eric Johansson ( SWE) | 53.54 | Duncan Clark ( GBR) | 51.32 |
Decathlon |
Godtfred Holmvang ( NOR) | 6987 CR | Sergey Kuznetsov ( URS) | 6930 | Göran Waxberg ( SWE) | 6504 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Yevgeniya Sechenova ( URS) | 11.9 = CR | Winifred Jordan ( GBR) | 12.1 | Claire Brésolles ( FRA) | 12.2 |
200 metres |
Yevgeniya Sechenova ( URS) | 25.4 | Winifred Jordan ( GBR) | 25.6 | Léa Caurla ( FRA) | 25.6 |
80 metres hurdles |
Fanny Blankers-Koen ( NED) | 11.8 | Elene Gokieli ( URS) | 11.9 | Valentina Fokina ( URS) | 11.9 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Netherlands Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Netty Witziers-Timmer Marta Adema Fanny Blankers-Koen |
47.8 |
France Léa Caurla Anne-Marie Colchen Claire Brésolles Monique Drilhon |
48.5 |
Soviet Union Yevgeniya Sechenova Valentina Fokina Elene Gokieli Valentina Vasilyeva |
48.7 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Anne-Marie Colchen ( FRA) | 1.60 | Aleksandra Chudina ( URS) | 1.57 | Anne Iversen ( DEN) | 1.57 |
Long jump |
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs ( NED) | 5.67 | Lidija Gaile ( URS) | 5.67 | Valentina Vasilyeva ( URS) | 5.63 |
Shot put |
Tatyana Sevryukova ( URS) | 14.16 CR | Micheline Ostermeyer ( FRA) | 12.84 | Amelia Piccinini ( ITA) | 12.22 |
Discus throw |
Nina Dumbadze ( URS) | 44.21 | Ann Niesink ( NED) | 40.46 | Jadwiga Wajs ( POL) | 39.37 |
Javelin throw |
Klavdiya Mayuchaya ( URS) | 46.25 CR | Lyudmila Anokhina ( URS) | 45.84 | Johanna Koning ( NED) | 43.24 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden (SWE) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
4 | France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
7 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
10 | Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
14 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
According to an unofficial count, 354 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event, one athlete more than the official number of 353 as published. [5]
3rd European Athletics Championships | |
---|---|
Dates | 22 – 25 August |
Host city | Oslo, Norway |
Venue | Bislett Stadion |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 33 |
Participation | 354 athletes from 20 nations |
The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. [1] [2]
Two of the women's medalists from France underwent sex change later. Claire Brésolles became Pierre Brésolles, and Léa Caurla became Léon Caurla. [3]
Complete results were published. [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Anton Bolinder ( SWE) | 1.99 | Alan Paterson ( GBR) | 1.96 | Nils Nicklén ( FIN) | 1.93 |
Long jump |
Olle Laessker ( SWE) | 7.42 | Lucien Graff ( SUI) | 7.40 | Miroslav Řihošek ( TCH) | 7.29 |
Pole vault |
Allan Lindberg ( SWE) | 4.17 CR | Nikolay Ozolin ( URS) | 4.10 | Jan Bém ( TCH) | 4.10 |
Triple jump |
Valdemar Rautio ( FIN) | 15.17 | Bertil Johnsson ( SWE) | 15.15 | Arne Åhman ( SWE) | 14.96 |
Shot put |
Gunnar Huseby ( ISL) | 15.56 | Dmitriy Goryainov ( URS) | 15.25 | Yrjö Lehtilä ( FIN) | 15.23 |
Discus throw |
Adolfo Consolini ( ITA) | 53.23 CR | Giuseppe Tosi ( ITA) | 50.39 | Veikko Nyqvist ( FIN) | 48.14 |
Javelin throw |
Lennart Atterwall ( SWE) | 68.74 | Yrjö Nikkanen ( FIN) | 67.50 | Tapio Rautavaara ( FIN) | 66.40 |
Hammer throw |
Bo Ericson ( SWE) | 56.44 | Eric Johansson ( SWE) | 53.54 | Duncan Clark ( GBR) | 51.32 |
Decathlon |
Godtfred Holmvang ( NOR) | 6987 CR | Sergey Kuznetsov ( URS) | 6930 | Göran Waxberg ( SWE) | 6504 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Yevgeniya Sechenova ( URS) | 11.9 = CR | Winifred Jordan ( GBR) | 12.1 | Claire Brésolles ( FRA) | 12.2 |
200 metres |
Yevgeniya Sechenova ( URS) | 25.4 | Winifred Jordan ( GBR) | 25.6 | Léa Caurla ( FRA) | 25.6 |
80 metres hurdles |
Fanny Blankers-Koen ( NED) | 11.8 | Elene Gokieli ( URS) | 11.9 | Valentina Fokina ( URS) | 11.9 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Netherlands Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Netty Witziers-Timmer Marta Adema Fanny Blankers-Koen |
47.8 |
France Léa Caurla Anne-Marie Colchen Claire Brésolles Monique Drilhon |
48.5 |
Soviet Union Yevgeniya Sechenova Valentina Fokina Elene Gokieli Valentina Vasilyeva |
48.7 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Anne-Marie Colchen ( FRA) | 1.60 | Aleksandra Chudina ( URS) | 1.57 | Anne Iversen ( DEN) | 1.57 |
Long jump |
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs ( NED) | 5.67 | Lidija Gaile ( URS) | 5.67 | Valentina Vasilyeva ( URS) | 5.63 |
Shot put |
Tatyana Sevryukova ( URS) | 14.16 CR | Micheline Ostermeyer ( FRA) | 12.84 | Amelia Piccinini ( ITA) | 12.22 |
Discus throw |
Nina Dumbadze ( URS) | 44.21 | Ann Niesink ( NED) | 40.46 | Jadwiga Wajs ( POL) | 39.37 |
Javelin throw |
Klavdiya Mayuchaya ( URS) | 46.25 CR | Lyudmila Anokhina ( URS) | 45.84 | Johanna Koning ( NED) | 43.24 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden (SWE) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
4 | France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
7 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
10 | Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
14 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
According to an unofficial count, 354 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event, one athlete more than the official number of 353 as published. [5]