1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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 hurdles 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 Prudent Joye
 France
Silver József Kovács
 Hungary
Bronze Kell Areskoug
 Sweden

Results

Final

4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Prudent Joye  France 53.1 CR
2nd József Kovács  Hungary 53.3
3rd Kell Areskoug  Sweden 53.6
4 Georg Glaw  Germany 54.2
5 Friedrich-Wilhelm Holling  Germany 54.6
6 Werner Kellerhals   Switzerland 55.0

Heats

3 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Prudent Joye  France 53.7 Q
2 Kell Areskoug  Sweden 56.1 Q
3 Per Riis  Norway 56.5
4 John Barnes  United Kingdom 57.3

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Werner Kellerhals   Switzerland 54.8 NR Q
2 Georg Glaw  Germany 55.4 Q
3 Christos Mantikas  Greece 55.5
4 Jacques André  France 58.5
9 Jules Bosmans  Belgium DNF

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Friedrich-Wilhelm Holling  Germany 54.6 Q
2 József Kovács  Hungary 54.8 Q
3 Giuseppe Russo  Italy 54.8
4 Werner Christen   Switzerland 56.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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