1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 25 August 1946.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Lennart Atterwall
  Sweden
Silver Yrjö Nikkanen
  Finland
Bronze Tapio Rautavaara
  Finland

Results

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Final

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25 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Lennart Atterwall   Sweden 68.74
  Yrjö Nikkanen   Finland 67.50
  Tapio Rautavaara   Finland 66.40
4 Odd Mæhlum   Norway 66.37
5 Sven Daleflod   Sweden 64.79
6 Josef Neumann    Switzerland 62.48
7 Lumír Kiesewetter   Czechoslovakia 59.91
8 Nico Lutkeveld   Netherlands 59.50

Qualification

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24 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Lennart Atterwall   Sweden 67.21 Q
2 Yrjö Nikkanen   Finland 66.30 Q
3 Tapio Rautavaara   Finland 63.03 Q
4 Sven Daleflod   Sweden 62.93 Q
5 Odd Mæhlum   Norway 62.91 Q
6 Josef Neumann    Switzerland 60.36 Q
7 Nico Lutkeveld   Netherlands 60.07 Q
8 Lumír Kiesewetter   Czechoslovakia 59.80 Q
9 Michael Salomonsen   Norway 58.74
10 Jóel Sigurðsson   Iceland 58.06
11 Raymond Tissot   France 57.63
12 Pierre Sprecher   France 55.22
13 Oskar Ospelt   Liechtenstein 52.73

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014