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 Silver Jacques Lunis Bronze Derek Pugh
Results Final 23 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Niels Holst-Sørensen 47.9 Jacques Lunis 48.3 Derek Pugh 48.9 4 Sven-Erik Nolinge 48.9 5 William Roberts 49.5 Herman Kunnen
Heats 22 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jacques Lunis 48.6 2 Derek Pugh 48.9 3 Oskar Hardmeier 49.5 4 Anton Blok 49.6 5 Gunnar Bergsten 50.3 6 Kjartan Jóhannsson 50.7
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Niels Holst-Sørensen 48.2 2 William Roberts 48.5 3 Stig Lindgård 48.7 4 Sergey Komarov 48.8 5 Adam Piaskowy 52.6
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Herman Kunnen 48.9 2 Sven-Erik Nolinge 49.0 3 Luigi Paterlini 49.1 4 Leopold Láznička 50.4
Participation According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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