1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 4 September 1938.[1]

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Prudent Joye
  France
Silver József Kovács
  Hungary
Bronze Kell Areskoug
  Sweden

Results

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Final

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4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Prudent Joye   France 53.1 CR
  József Kovács   Hungary 53.3
  Kell Areskoug   Sweden 53.6
4 Georg Glaw   Germany 54.2
5 Friedrich-Wilhelm Holling   Germany 54.6
6 Werner Kellerhals    Switzerland 55.0

Heats

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3 September

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Prudent Joye   France 53.7 Q
2 Kell Areskoug   Sweden 56.1 Q
3 Per Riis   Norway 56.5
4 Jack Barnes   Great Britain 57.3

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Werner Kellerhals    Switzerland 54.8 NR, Q
2 Georg Glaw   Germany 55.4 Q
3 Christos Mantikas   Greece 55.5
4 Jacques André   France 58.5
Jules Bosmans   Belgium DNF

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Friedrich-Wilhelm Holling   Germany 54.6 Q
2 József Kovács   Hungary 54.8 Q
3 Giuseppe Russo   Italy 54.8
4 Werner Christen    Switzerland 56.3

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014