1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

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 hammer throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Karl Hein  Germany
Silver	Erwin Blask  Germany
Bronze	Oscar Malmbrandt  Sweden

Results

Final

4 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Karl Hein	Germany	58.77	CR
	Erwin Blask	Germany	57.34
	Oscar Malmbrandt	Sweden	51.23
4	Gösta Hannula	Finland	49.84
5	Joseph Wirtz	France	48.75
6	Silvio Nido	Switzerland	46.68
7	Jussi Anttalainen	Finland	44.59
8	Robert Saint-Pe	France	42.61

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.

Finland (2)  France (2)

Germany (2)

Sweden (1)

Switzerland (1)

References

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