title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
  
  The men's marathon at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jack Holden Great Britain |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Veikko Karvonen Finland |
  | Bronze | Feodosiy Vanin Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jack Holden | Great Britain | 2:32:14 | CR |
  | | Veikko Karvonen | Finland | 2:32:45 | |
  | | Feodosiy Vanin | Soviet Union | 2:33:47 | |
  | 4 | Gösta Leandersson | Sweden | 2:34:26 | |
  | 5 | Vasiliy Gordiyenko | Soviet Union | 2:34:37 | |
  | 6 | Charles Cérou | France | 2:36:09 | |
  | 7 | Jean Leblond | Belgium | 2:36:55 | |
  | 8 | Étienne Gailly | Belgium | 2:38:24 | |
  | 9 | John Systad | Norway | 2:39:50 | |
  | 10 | Gustav Östling | Sweden | 2:41:18 | |
  | 11 | Edward Denison | Great Britain | 2:44:31 | |
  | 12 | Vilho Partanen | Finland | 2:45:26 | |
  | 13 | Miroslav Glogonjac | Yugoslavia | 2:55:41 | |
  | 14 | Luka Bosanac | Yugoslavia | 2:59:05 | |
  | 15 | Alfons Zwicker | Switzerland | 3:01:04 | |
  | 16 | Adri Moons | Netherlands | 3:01:50 | |
  | 17 | Athanasios Ragazos | Greece | 3:01:52 | |
  | 18 | Behzat Akdeniz | Turkey | NT | |
  | 19 | Gottfried Knecht | Switzerland | NT | |
  | | René Josset | France | DNF | |
  | | Joop Overdyk | Netherlands | DNF | |
  | | Ludwig Jahn | Austria | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  