| Event: | Men's marathon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's marathon at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 1946.
| Gold | Mikko Hietanen | |
| Silver | Väinö Muinonen | |
| Bronze | Yakov Punko |
It is reported that the event was held on a short course measuring only 40.1 kilometres. Therefore, the winning time is no new championship record.
22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
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| align=left | align=left | | 2:24:55 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:26:08 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 2:26:21 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:27:05 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:28:30 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 2:30:08 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:30:40 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 2:32:50 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 2:32:58 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 2:36:42 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 2:37:07 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:42:59 | |||
| 13 | align=left | Robert Nevens | align=left |  | 2:50:23 | ||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 2:57:44 | ||||
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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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