1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships

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	Notes
	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)