1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
# 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.

## Medalists

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

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 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

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

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

* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Iceland (1)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
