1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Lars Larsson  Sweden
Silver	Ludwig Kaindl  Germany
Bronze	Alf Lindblad  Finland

Results

Final

5 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Lars Larsson	Sweden	9:16.2	CR
	Ludwig Kaindl	Germany	9:19.2
	Alf Lindblad	Finland	9:21.4
4	Kaarlo Tuominen	Finland	9:28.6
5	Roger Cuzol	France	9:42.2
6	Gaston Tinard	France	9:43.0
7	Ferdinando Migliaccio	Italy	9:45.2
8	Wacław Soldan	Poland	9:58.4

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

Finland (2)  France (2)

Germany (1)  Italy (1)

Poland (1)

Sweden (1)

References

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