1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

The men's marathon at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, on 4 September 1938.[1]

Men's marathon
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Väinö Muinonen
  Finland
Silver Squire Yarrow
  Great Britain
Bronze Henry Palme
  Sweden

Results

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Final

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4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Väinö Muinonen   Finland 2:37:28.8 CR
  Squire Yarrow   Great Britain 2:39:03.0
  Henry Palme   Sweden 2:42:13.6
4 Maurice Waltispurger   France 2:44:28.0
5 Erich Puch   Germany 2:45:08.8
6 Eugen Bertsch   Germany 2:45:21.0
7 Desire Leriche   France 2:48:21.6
8 Umberto De Florentis   Italy 2:49:29.6
9 Giovanni Balbusse   Italy 2:50:40.4
10 Felix Meskens   Belgium 2:51:15.0
11 Ernst Meier    Switzerland 2:54:28.0
12 József Mucsi   Hungary 3:03:14.6
13 Francis O'Sullivan   Great Britain 3:05:06.4
14 Jean Mutti    Switzerland 3:07:25.4
Robert Nevens   Belgium DNF

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 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