| Host City | Oslo |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 22 – 25 August 1946 |
| Events | 33 |
| Competitors | 109 |
| Countries | 15 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m, Men | Men | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m, Men | Men | 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Men | Men | 22 – 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 800 m, Men | Men | 22 – 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Men | Men | 24 – 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 5,000 m, Men | Men | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 10,000 m, Men | Men | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Marathon, Men | Men | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 110 m Hurdles, Men | Men | 24 – 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Men | Men | 22 – 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men | Men | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men | Men | 24 – 25 August 1946 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men | Men | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 10,000 m Walk, Men | Men | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 50 km Walk, Men | Men | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump, Men | Men | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pole Vault, Men | Men | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Long Jump, Men | Men | 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Triple Jump, Men | Men | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put, Men | Men | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Men | Men | 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Hammer Throw, Men | Men | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Javelin Throw, Men | Men | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Decathlon, Men | Men | 23 – 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m, Women | Women | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m, Women | Women | 24 – 25 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 80 m Hurdles, Women | Women | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women | Women | 25 August 1946 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| High Jump, Women | Women | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Long Jump, Women | Women | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put, Women | Women | 22 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Women | Women | 23 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Javelin Throw, Women | Women | 24 August 1946 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| = | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |