1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bertel Storskrubb Finland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Sixten Larsson Sweden |
| Bronze | Rune Larsson Sweden |

## Results

### Final

24 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bertel Storskrubb | Finland | 52.2 | CR, NR |
| | Sixten Larsson | Sweden | 52.4 | NR |
| | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 52.5 | |
| 4 | Yves Cros | France | 52.6 | NR |
| 5 | Werner Christen | Switzerland | 55.4 | |
| 6 | Ronald Ede | Great Britain | 56.5 | |

### Heats

22 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yves Cros | France | 54.7 | Q |
| 2 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 55.8 | Q |
| 3 | Werner Christen | Switzerland | 57.7 | Q |
| 4 | Vlastimil Holeček | Czechoslovakia | 58.4 | |
| 5 | Ole Dorph-Jensen | Denmark | 62.7 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bertel Storskrubb | Finland | 54.2 | Q |
| 2 | Sixten Larsson | Sweden | 54.8 | Q |
| 3 | Ronald Ede | Great Britain | 55.3 | Q |
| 4 | Jacques Maloubier | France | 55.3 | |
| 5 | Werner Rugel | Switzerland | 55.5 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (2)
* Great Britain (1)
