title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
  
  The men's hammer throw at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Bo Ericson Sweden |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Eric Johansson Sweden |
  | Bronze | Duncan McDougall Clark Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  22 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bo Ericson | Sweden | 56.44 |
  | | Eric Johansson | Sweden | 53.54 |
  | | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 51.32 |
  | 4 | Imre Németh | Hungary | 50.03 |
  | 5 | Hans Houtzager | Netherlands | 49.86 |
  | 6 | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 48.63 |
  | 7 | Aleksandr Shekhtel | Soviet Union | 46.24 |
  | 8 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 46.04 |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  22 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bo Ericson | Sweden | 53.60 | Q |
  | 2 | Eric Johansson | Sweden | 52.29 | Q |
  | 3 | Hans Houtzager | Netherlands | 51.46 | Q |
  | 4 | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 50.81 | Q |
  | 5 | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 50.12 | Q |
  | 6 | Aleksandr Shekhtel | Soviet Union | 49.90 | Q |
  | 7 | Imre Németh | Hungary | 48.47 | Q |
  | 8 | Jaroslav Knotek | Czechoslovakia | 48.37 | Q |
  | 9 | Reino Kuivamäki | Finland | 47.41 | |
  | 10 | Gunnar Christensen | Denmark | 45.94 | |
  | 11 | Ivan Gubijan | Yugoslavia | 45.11 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (1)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  