The men's 800 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 and 24 August 1946.
Medalists Gold Rune Gustafsson Silver Niels Holst-Sørensen Bronze Marcel Hansenne
Results Final 24 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rune Gustafsson 1:51.0 Niels Holst-Sørensen 1:51.1 Marcel Hansenne 1:51.2 4 Olle Ljunggren 1:51.4 5 Thomas White 1:51.5 6 Robert Chef d’Hôtel 1:53.0 7 Jørgen Heller Andersen 1:53.7 8 Richard Brancart 2:02.2
Heats 22 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rune Gustafsson 1:51.1 2 Marcel Hansenne 1:52.2 3 Jørgen Heller Andersen 1:52.2 4 Richard Brancart 1:53.5 5 Joseph Barthel 1:56.1 6 Óskar Jónsson 1:56.1 7 Dagfinn Fløisand 1:58.4 8 Jan Staniszewski 2:00.7
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Niels Holst-Sørensen 1:54.2 2 Olle Ljunggren 1:54.7 3 Robert Chef d'Hôtel 1:54.8 4 Thomas White 1:54.8 5 Karl Volkmer 1:55.0 6 Runar Björklöf 1:55.8 7 Tomas Sale 1:56.7 8 Kjartan Jóhannsson 1:56.7 9 Kaare Vefling 1:57.3
Participation According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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