The men's

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at the

1946 European Athletics Championships 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 champ ...

was held in

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, Norway, at

Bislett Stadion Bislett Stadium ( no, Bislett stadion) is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here ...

on 22 and 24 August 1946.

Medalists

Results

Final

24 August

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1)

References

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800 metres at the European Athletics Championships