title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The men's 5000 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 23 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Sydney Wooderson Great Britain |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
  | Bronze | Evert Nyberg Sweden |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sydney Wooderson | Great Britain | 14:08.6 | CR, NR |
  | | Wim Slijkhuis | Netherlands | 14:14.0 | NR |
  | | Evert Nyberg | Sweden | 14:23.2 | |
  | 4 | Viljo Heino | Finland | 14:24.4 | |
  | 5 | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 14:25.8 | NR |
  | 6 | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | 14:45.8 | |
  | 7 | Rikard Greenfort | Denmark | 14:46.0 | |
  | 8 | Raphaël Pujazon | France | 14:46.8 | |
  | 9 | René Breistroffer | France | 14:50.4 | |
  | 10 | Aage Poulsen | Denmark | 14:53.6 | |
  | 11 | Charles Heirendt | Luxembourg | 15:00.6 | NR |
  | 12 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 15:08.0 | |
  | 13 | András Pataki | Hungary | 15:33.6 | |
  | 14 | Leon Aasbø | Norway | 15:33.8 | |
  | | Napoleon Dzwonkowski | Poland | DNF | |
  | | Helge Perälä | Finland | DNF | |
  | | Åke Durkfeldt | Sweden | DNF | |
  | | Arnt Rohme | Norway | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (2)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (1)
  