1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 August 1950.[1]
| Men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
| Gold | Jack Holden Great Britain |
| Silver | Veikko Karvonen Finland |
| Bronze | Feodosiy Vanin Soviet Union |
Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jack Holden | Great Britain | 2:32:14 | CR |
 | Veikko Karvonen | Finland | 2:32:45 | |
 | Feodosiy Vanin | Soviet Union | 2:33:47 | |
| 4 | Gösta Leandersson |  Sweden | 2:34:26 | |
| 5 | Vasiliy Gordiyenko | Soviet Union | 2:34:37 | |
| 6 | Charles Cérou |  France | 2:36:09 | |
| 7 | Jean Leblond |  Belgium | 2:36:55 | |
| 8 | Étienne Gailly | Belgium | 2:38:24 | |
| 9 | John Systad |  Norway | 2:39:50 | |
| 10 | Gustav Östling | Sweden | 2:41:18 | |
| 11 | Edward Denison | Great Britain | 2:44:31 | |
| 12 | Vilho Partanen | Finland | 2:45:26 | |
| 13 | Miroslav Glogonjac |  Yugoslavia | 2:55:41 | |
| 14 | Luka Bosanac | Yugoslavia | 2:59:05 | |
| 15 | Alfons Zwicker |  Switzerland | 3:01:04 | |
| 16 | Adri Moons |  Netherlands | 3:01:50 | |
| 17 | Athanasios Ragazos |  Greece | 3:01:52 | |
| 18 | Behzat Akdeniz |  Turkey | NT | |
| 19 | Gottfried Knecht | Switzerland | NT | |
| René Josset | France | DNF | ||
| Joop Overdyk | Netherlands | DNF | ||
| Ludwig Jahn |  Austria | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Greece (1)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (2)
Yugoslavia (2)