1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Mikko Hietanen Finland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Väinö Muinonen Finland |
| Bronze | Yakov Punko Soviet Union |

## Results

It is reported that the event was held on a short course measuring only 40.1 kilometres. Therefore, the winning time is no new championship record.

### Final

22 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Mikko Hietanen | Finland | 2:24:55 |
| | Väinö Muinonen | Finland | 2:26:08 |
| | Yakov Punko | Soviet Union | 2:26:21 |
| 4 | Pierre Cousin | France | 2:27:05 |
| 5 | Gösta Leandersson | Sweden | 2:28:30 |
| 6 | Erik Jonsson | Sweden | 2:30:08 |
| 7 | Squire Yarrow | Great Britain | 2:30:40 |
| 8 | Henning Larsen | Denmark | 2:32:50 |
| 9 | Athanasios Ragazos | Greece | 2:32:58 |
| 10 | Kaspar Schiesser | Switzerland | 2:36:42 |
| 11 | Václav Weisshäutel | Czechoslovakia | 2:37:07 |
| 12 | John Systad | Norway | 2:42:59 |
| 13 | Robert Nevens | Belgium | 2:50:23 |
| 14 | Antonín Špiroch | Czechoslovakia | 2:57:44 |
| | Horace Oliver | Great Britain | DNF |
| | Øivind Gundhu | Norway | DNF |
| | Stylianos Kiriakidis | Greece | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (1)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Greece (2)
* Norway (2)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Great Britain (2)
