1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

  • 4 September (heats, semi-finals & final)
Competitors16 from 11 nationsWinning time21.2Medalists
gold medal Martinus Osendarp   Netherlands
silver medal Jakob Scheuring   Germany
bronze medal Alan Pennington   Great Britain
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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]

Participation

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

  •  Albania (1)
  •  Belgium (2)
  •  Estonia (1)
  •  France (2)
  •  Germany (1)
  •  Great Britain (2)
  •  Hungary (2)
  •  Liechtenstein (1)
  •  Netherlands (1)
  •  Poland (1)
  •   Switzerland (2)

Results

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  Great Britain 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 Q, NR
2 Kenneth Jenkins  Great Britain 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
Ruudi Toomsalu  Estonia DNF

Semi-finals

4 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Martinus Osendarp  Netherlands 21.5 Q, CR
2 Kenneth Jenkins  Great Britain 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

Heat 2

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

Final

4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martinus Osendarp  Netherlands 21.2 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jakob Scheuring  Germany 21.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alan Pennington  Great Britain 21.6
4 Julien Saelens  Belgium 21.7 NR
5 Gyula Gyenes  Hungary 22.1
6 Kenneth Jenkins  Great Britain 22.1

References

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