title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
  
  The men's discus throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Adolfo Consolini Italy |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Giuseppe Tosi Italy |
  | Bronze | Veikko Nyqvist Finland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 53.23 |
  | | Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 50.39 |
  | | Veikko Nyqvist | Finland | 48.14 |
  | 4 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 47.96 |
  | 5 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 46.77 |
  | 6 | Erik Westlin | Sweden | 45.65 |
  | 7 | Bengt Wikner | Sweden | 44.57 |
  | 8 | Raymond Tissot | France | 44.11 |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  24 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 53.29 | CR, Q |
  | 2 | Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 50.03 | Q |
  | 3 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 47.67 | Q |
  | 4 | Veikko Nyqvist | Finland | 46.98 | Q |
  | 5 | Bengt Wikner | Sweden | 46.96 | Q |
  | 6 | Erik Westlin | Sweden | 46.47 | Q |
  | 7 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 45.61 | Q |
  | 8 | Raymond Tissot | France | 44.90 | Q |
  | 9 | René Bazennerie | France | 44.72 | |
  | 10 | Danilo Žerjal | Yugoslavia | 44.31 | |
  | 11 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 44.23 | |
  | 12 | Johan Nordby | Norway | 43.33 | |
  | 13 | Jón Ólafsson | Iceland | 42.40 | |
  | 14 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 41.74 | |
  | 15 | Roger Verhas | Belgium | 40.88 | |
  | 16 | Oskar Ospelt | Liechtenstein | 38.35 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Iceland (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Liechtenstein (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  