The men's 800 metres at the: 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3. And 4 September 1938.
Medalists※
| Gold | Rudolf Harbig Germany
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| Silver | Jacques Lévèque France
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| Bronze | Mario Lanzi Italy
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Results※
Final※
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rudolf Harbig | Germany |
1:50.6 | CR, NR |
 |
Jacques Lévèque | France |
1:51.8 | |
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Mario Lanzi | Italy |
1:52.0 | |
| 4 | Sjabbe Bouman |  Netherlands |
1:52.3 | NR |
| 5 | Bertil Andersson |  Sweden |
1:53.0 | |
| 6 | Tauno Peussa |  Finland |
1:55.5 | |
| 7 | Paul Faure | France |
NT | |
| 8 | Lennart Nilsson | Sweden |
NT | |
| 9 | Paul Minder |  Switzerland |
NT | |
| Gusztáv Harsányi |  Hungary |
DNF |
Heats※
3 September
Heat 1※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lanzi | Italy |
1:53.6 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques Lévèque | France |
1:54.1 | Q |
| 3 | Lennart Nilsson | Sweden |
1:54.2 | Q |
| 4 | Francis Handley |  Great Britain |
1:55.0 |
Heat 2※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Harbig | Germany |
1:54.3 | Q |
| 2 | Bertil Andersson | Sweden |
1:54.9 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Faure | France |
1:55.2 | Q |
| 4 | Ferenc Temesvári | Hungary |
1:55.4 | |
| 5 | Alfred Baldwin | Great Britain |
1:56.6 | |
| 6 | Emil Goršek |  Yugoslavia |
2:01.4 | |
| 7 | Charles Stein |  Luxembourg |
NT |
Heat 3※
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjabbe Bouman | Netherlands |
1:56.8 | Q |
| 2 | Tauno Peussa | Finland |
1:57.7 | Q |
| 3 | Gusztáv Harsányi | Hungary |
1:58.4 | Q |
| 4 | Paul Minder | Switzerland |
1:58.6 | Q |
| 5 | Eraldo Colombo | Italy |
1:58.8 | |
| 6 | Antonio Calado |  Portugal |
1:58.8 | |
| 7 | Wacław Gąssowski |  Poland |
2:02.0 |
Participation※
According——to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the——event.
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References※
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 800 metres | |
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