title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
  
  The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 23 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | John Ljunggren Sweden |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Harry Forbes Great Britain |
  | Bronze | Charles Megnin Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | John Ljunggren | Sweden | 4:38:20 | CR |
  | | Harry Forbes | Great Britain | 4:42:58 | |
  | | Charles Megnin | Great Britain | 4:57:04 | |
  | 4 | Oddvar Sponberg | Norway | 5:00:27 | |
  | 5 | Harry Kristensen | Denmark | 5:03:18 | |
  | | Harry Olsson | Sweden | DNF | |
  | | Edgar Bruun | Norway | DQ | |
  | | Josef Doležal | Czechoslovakia | DQ | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  