1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 23 August 1946.

Medalists

Gold	Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark
Silver	Jacques Lunis France
Bronze	Derek Pugh Great Britain

Results

Final

23 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Niels Holst-Sørensen	Denmark	47.9
	Jacques Lunis	France	48.3
	Derek Pugh	Great Britain	48.9
4	Sven-Erik Nolinge	Sweden	48.9
5	William Roberts	Great Britain	49.5
	Herman Kunnen	Belgium	DNS

Heats

22 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jacques Lunis	France	48.6	Q
2	Derek Pugh	Great Britain	48.9	Q
3	Oskar Hardmeier	Switzerland	49.5
4	Anton Blok	Netherlands	49.6
5	Gunnar Bergsten	Denmark	50.3
6	Kjartan Jóhannsson	Iceland	50.7	NR

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Niels Holst-Sørensen	Denmark	48.2	Q
2	William Roberts	Great Britain	48.5	Q
3	Stig Lindgård	Sweden	48.7
4	Sergey Komarov	Soviet Union	48.8
5	Adam Piaskowy	Poland	52.6

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Herman Kunnen	Belgium	48.9	Q
2	Sven-Erik Nolinge	Sweden	49.0	Q
3	Luigi Paterlini	Italy	49.1
4	Leopold Láznička	Czechoslovakia	50.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

• Belgium (1)
• Czechoslovakia (1)
• Denmark (2)
• France (1)
• Iceland (1)
• Italy (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Poland (1)
• Soviet Union (1)
• Sweden (2)
• Switzerland (1)
• Great Britain (2)