1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

Events at the
1938 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

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

Medalists

Gold Godfrey Brown
 United Kingdom
Silver Karl Baumgarten
 Netherlands
Bronze Erich Linnhoff
 Germany

Results

Final

4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Godfrey Brown  United Kingdom 47.4 CR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Karl Baumgarten  Netherlands 48.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Erich Linnhoff  Germany 48.8
4 János Görkói  Hungary 48.9
5 Aarne Tammisto  Finland 49.1
6 Bertil von Wachenfeldt  Sweden 50.0

Heats

3 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Godfrey Brown  United Kingdom 48.4 Q
2 János Görkói  Hungary 49.2 Q
3 Carl-Henrik Gustafsson  Sweden 49.8
4 Ottavio Missoni  Italy 50.3
5 Georges Meyer   Switzerland 50.3
6 Abdyl Këllezi  Albania 55.0

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erich Linnhoff  Germany 49.2 Q
2 Bertil von Wachenfeldt  Sweden 49.7 Q
3 Pierre Smet  Belgium 50.4
4 Jean Cerutti  France 50.6
5 Feri Pleteršek  Yugoslavia 52.3
6 József Vadas  Hungary DQ

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Aarne Tammisto  Finland 48.3 Q
2 Karl Baumgarten  Netherlands 48.3 Q
3 John Horsfall  United Kingdom 49.5
4 Joseph Bertolino  France 49.5
5 Charles Stein  Luxembourg NT

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References

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