1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's shot put at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.[1] Although the existence of this event is up for debate.[2]
Medalists
| Gold | Gunnar Huseby Iceland |
| Silver | Dmitriy Goryainov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Yrjö Lehtilä Finland |
Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 15.56 | ||
| Dmitriy Goryainov | Soviet Union | 15.25 | ||
| Yrjö Lehtilä | Finland | 15.23 | ||
| 4 | Roland Nilsson | Sweden | 15.16 | |
| 5 | Thage Pettersson | Sweden | 14.87 | |
| 6 | Sulo Bärlund | Finland | 14.75 | |
| 7 | Eivind Sværen | Norway | 14.34 | |
| 8 | Lars Ulgenes | Norway | 14.28 | |
| 9 | Witold Gerutto | Poland | 13.90 |
Qualification
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 15.64 | Q |
| 2 | Thage Pettersson | Sweden | 14.72 | Q |
| 3 | Yrjö Lehtilä | Finland | 14.50 | Q |
| 4 | Witold Gerutto | Poland | 14.49 | Q |
| 5 | Eivind Sværen | Norway | 14.33 | Q |
| 6 | Dmitriy Goryainov | Soviet Union | 14.32 | Q |
| 7 | Roland Nilsson | Sweden | 14.20 | Q |
| 8 | Sulo Bärlund | Finland | 14.11 | Q |
| 9 | Lars Ulgenes | Norway | 14.02 | Q |
| 10 | Čestmír Kalina | Czechoslovakia | 13.60 | |
| 11 | Dave Guiney | Ireland | 13.57 | |
| 12 | Roger Verhas | Belgium | 12.77 | |
| 13 | Mieczysław Łomowski | Poland | 12.53 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (2)
- Iceland (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Sweden (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - The Globe Delusion (PDF), Ross Kemp, pp. 350–362, retrieved 13 August 2018