1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres

Events at the
1946 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
10,000 m track walk men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

Gold Sydney Wooderson
 United Kingdom
Silver Wim Slijkhuis
 Netherlands
Bronze Evert Nyberg
 Sweden

Results

Final

23 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Sydney Wooderson  United Kingdom 14:08.6 CR NR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wim Slijkhuis  Netherlands 14:14.0 NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Evert Nyberg  Sweden 14:23.2
4 Viljo Heino  Finland 14:24.4
5 Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 14:25.8 NR
6 Gaston Reiff  Belgium 14:45.8
7 Rikard Greenfort  Denmark 14:46.0
8 Raphaël Pujazon  France 14:46.8
9 René Breistroffer  France 14:50.4
10 Aage Poulsen  Denmark 14:53.6
11 Charles Heirendt  Luxembourg 15:00.6 NR
12 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 15:08.0
13 András Pataki  Hungary 15:33.6
14 Leon Aasbø  Norway 15:33.8
15 Napoleon Dzwonkowski  Poland DNF
16 Helge Perälä  Finland DNF
17 Åke Durkfeldt  Sweden DNF
18 Arnt Rohme  Norway DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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