title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
text: # 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
  
  The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Bertel Storskrubb Finland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sixten Larsson Sweden |
  | Bronze | Rune Larsson Sweden |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bertel Storskrubb | Finland | 52.2 | CR, NR |
  | | Sixten Larsson | Sweden | 52.4 | NR |
  | | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 52.5 | |
  | 4 | Yves Cros | France | 52.6 | NR |
  | 5 | Werner Christen | Switzerland | 55.4 | |
  | 6 | Ronald Ede | Great Britain | 56.5 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  22 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yves Cros | France | 54.7 | Q |
  | 2 | Rune Larsson | Sweden | 55.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Werner Christen | Switzerland | 57.7 | Q |
  | 4 | Vlastimil Holeček | Czechoslovakia | 58.4 | |
  | 5 | Ole Dorph-Jensen | Denmark | 62.7 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bertel Storskrubb | Finland | 54.2 | Q |
  | 2 | Sixten Larsson | Sweden | 54.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Ronald Ede | Great Britain | 55.3 | Q |
  | 4 | Jacques Maloubier | France | 55.3 | |
  | 5 | Werner Rugel | Switzerland | 55.5 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Great Britain (1)
  