title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
  
  The men's 400 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jacques Lunis France |
  | Bronze | Derek Pugh Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 47.9 |
  | | Jacques Lunis | France | 48.3 |
  | | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 48.9 |
  | 4 | Sven-Erik Nolinge | Sweden | 48.9 |
  | 5 | William Roberts | Great Britain | 49.5 |
  | | Herman Kunnen | Belgium | DNS |
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacques Lunis | France | 48.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Derek Pugh | Great Britain | 48.9 | Q |
  | 3 | Oskar Hardmeier | Switzerland | 49.5 | |
  | 4 | Anton Blok | Netherlands | 49.6 | |
  | 5 | Gunnar Bergsten | Denmark | 50.3 | |
  | 6 | Kjartan Jóhannsson | Iceland | 50.7 | NR |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 48.2 | Q |
  | 2 | William Roberts | Great Britain | 48.5 | Q |
  | 3 | Stig Lindgård | Sweden | 48.7 | |
  | 4 | Sergey Komarov | Soviet Union | 48.8 | |
  | 5 | Adam Piaskowy | Poland | 52.6 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Herman Kunnen | Belgium | 48.9 | Q |
  | 2 | Sven-Erik Nolinge | Sweden | 49.0 | Q |
  | 3 | Luigi Paterlini | Italy | 49.1 | |
  | 4 | Leopold Láznička | Czechoslovakia | 50.4 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (2)
  * France (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  