1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 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
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The men's 200 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Martinus Osendarp  Netherlands
Silver	Jakob Scheuring  Germany
Bronze	Alan Pennington  United Kingdom

Results

Final

4 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	21.2	CR
02 !	Jakob Scheuring	Germany	21.6
03 !	Alan Pennington	United Kingdom	21.6
4	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.7	NR
5	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.1
6	Kenneth Jenkins	United Kingdom	22.1

Semi-finals

4 September

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	21.5	CR Q
2	Kenneth Jenkins	United Kingdom	21.9	Q
3	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.0	Q
4	Bernard Zasłona	Poland	22.2
5	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	22.6
6	Dieudonné Devrint	Belgium	22.7

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jakob Scheuring	Germany	21.5	CR Q
2	Alan Pennington	United Kingdom	21.6	Q
3	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.7	NR Q
4	Paul Hanni	Switzerland	21.8
5	André Dessus	France	22.1
6	József Sir	Hungary	DNS

Heats

4 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	André Dessus	France	24.0	Q
2	Paul Hanni	Switzerland	26.6	Q
3	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	27.0	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Alan Pennington	United Kingdom	21.8	Q
2	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.0	Q
3	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	22.3	Q
4	Oscar Stolz	France	22.4

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.8	NR Q
2	Kenneth Jenkins	United Kingdom	22.2	Q
3	József Sir	Hungary	22.5	Q
4	Abdyl Këllezi	Albania	24.7
5	Xaver Frick	Liechtenstein	25.6

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jakob Scheuring	Germany	22.3	Q
2	Dieudonné Devrint	Belgium	22.5	Q
3	Bernard Zasłona	Poland	22.5	Q
4	Ruudi Toomsalu	Estonia	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References