| Men's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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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
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| Silver | Yrjö Nikkanen Finland
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| Bronze | Tapio Rautavaara Finland
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Results
Final
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lennart Atterwall | Sweden |
68.74 | |
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Yrjö Nikkanen | Finland |
67.50 | |
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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)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 367–372, retrieved 13 August 2014
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| European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw | |
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