The men's 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Rune Gustafsson Sweden |
| Silver | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark |
| Bronze | Marcel Hansenne France |
Results
Final
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.0 | |
 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:51.1 | |
 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:51.2 | |
| 4 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:51.4 | |
| 5 | Thomas White |  Great Britain | 1:51.5 | |
| 6 | Robert Chef d’Hôtel | France | 1:53.0 | |
| 7 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:53.7 | |
| 8 | Richard Brancart | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 2:02.2 |
Heats
22 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 4 | Richard Brancart | Belgium | 1:53.5 | Q |
| 5 | Joseph Barthel |  Luxembourg | 1:56.1 | |
| 6 | Óskar Jónsson |  Iceland | 1:56.1 | NR |
| 7 | Dagfinn Fløisand |  Norway | 1:58.4 | |
| 8 | Jan Staniszewski |  Poland | 2:00.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:54.2 | Q |
| 2 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:54.7 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Chef d'Hôtel | France | 1:54.8 | Q |
| 4 | Thomas White | Great Britain | 1:54.8 | Q |
| 5 | Karl Volkmer | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 1:55.0 | |
| 6 | Runar Björklöf |  Finland | 1:55.8 | |
| 7 | Tomas Sale |  Czechoslovakia | 1:56.7 | |
| 8 | Kjartan Jóhannsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 | |
| 9 | Kaare Vefling | Norway | 1:57.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Iceland (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (1)
References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
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