1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bo Ericson Sweden |
| - | - |
| Silver | Eric Johansson Sweden |
| Bronze | Duncan McDougall Clark Great Britain |

## Results

### Final

22 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Bo Ericson | Sweden | 56.44 |
| | Eric Johansson | Sweden | 53.54 |
| | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 51.32 |
| 4 | Imre Németh | Hungary | 50.03 |
| 5 | Hans Houtzager | Netherlands | 49.86 |
| 6 | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 48.63 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Shekhtel | Soviet Union | 46.24 |
| 8 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 46.04 |

### Qualification

22 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bo Ericson | Sweden | 53.60 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Johansson | Sweden | 52.29 | Q |
| 3 | Hans Houtzager | Netherlands | 51.46 | Q |
| 4 | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 50.81 | Q |
| 5 | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 50.12 | Q |
| 6 | Aleksandr Shekhtel | Soviet Union | 49.90 | Q |
| 7 | Imre Németh | Hungary | 48.47 | Q |
| 8 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 48.37 | Q |
| 9 | Reino Kuivamäki | Finland | 47.41 | |
| 10 | Gunnar Christensen | Denmark | 45.94 | |
| 11 | Ivan Gubijan | Yugoslavia | 45.11 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Great Britain (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)
