title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
  
  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 |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Yrjö Nikkanen Finland |
  | Bronze | Tapio Rautavaara Finland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Lennart Atterwall | Sweden | 68.74 |
  | | Yrjö Nikkanen | Finland | 67.50 |
  | | 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)
  