The 3rd

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were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the

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. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in

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hosted the championships. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the

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. Two of the women's medalists from France underwent sex change later. Claire Brésolles became Pierre Brésolles, and Léa Caurla became Léon Caurla.

Men's results

Complete results were published.

Track

* The marathon at the 1946 European Championships was completed over a course measuring 40.1 km, 2 km shorter than the official marathon distance.

Field

Women's results

Track

Field

Medal table

Participation

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. * (11) * (29) * (23) * (20) * (31) * (5) * (11) * (10) * (1) * (15) * (2) * (5) * (17) * (38) * (18) * (19) * (54) * (14) * (24) * (7)

References

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External links

EAA

Athletix

The event at SVT's open archive
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International athletics competitions hosted by Norway

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