title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
  
  The men's 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Rune Gustafsson Sweden |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark |
  | Bronze | Marcel Hansenne France |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.0 |
  | | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:51.1 |
  | | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:51.2 |
  | 4 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:51.4 |
  | 5 | Thomas White | Great Britain | 1:51.5 |
  | 6 | Robert Chef d’Hôtel | France | 1:53.0 |
  | 7 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:53.7 |
  | 8 | Richard Brancart | Belgium | 2:02.2 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:51.1 | Q |
  | 2 | Marcel Hansenne | France | 1:52.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Jørgen Heller Andersen | Denmark | 1:52.2 | Q |
  | 4 | Richard Brancart | Belgium | 1:53.5 | Q |
  | 5 | Joseph Barthel | Luxembourg | 1:56.1 | |
  | 6 | Óskar Jónsson | Iceland | 1:56.1 | NR |
  | 7 | Dagfinn Fløisand | Norway | 1:58.4 | |
  | 8 | Jan Staniszewski | Poland | 2:00.7 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1:54.2 | Q |
  | 2 | Olle Ljunggren | Sweden | 1:54.7 | Q |
  | 3 | Robert Chef d'Hôtel | France | 1:54.8 | Q |
  | 4 | Thomas White | Great Britain | 1:54.8 | Q |
  | 5 | Karl Volkmer | Switzerland | 1:55.0 | |
  | 6 | Runar Björklöf | Finland | 1:55.8 | |
  | 7 | Tomas Sale | Czechoslovakia | 1:56.7 | |
  | 8 | Kjartan Jóhannsson | Iceland | 1:56.7 | |
  | 9 | Kaare Vefling | Norway | 1:57.3 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Iceland (2)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (1)
  