1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.^[1]

Men's 100 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Venue	Stade Olympique de Colombes
Location	Paris
Dates	3 September
Competitors	20 from 13 nations
Winning time	10.5
Medalists
Martinus Osendarp    Netherlands   Orazio Mariani    Italy   Lennart Strandberg    Sweden
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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

•  Belgium (2)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (1)
•  Hungary (2)
•  Italy (1)
•  Liechtenstein (1)
•  Luxembourg (1)
•  Netherlands (2)
•  Norway (1)
•  Poland (1)
•  Sweden (2)
•   Switzerland (2)
•  Great Britain (2)

Results

Heats

3 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	10.5	Q, CR
2	Julien Saelens	Belgium	10.6	Q, NR
3	Ernest Page	Great Britain	10.7	Q
4	Lennart Lindgren	Sweden	10.8
5	Jean Jourdian	France	10.9

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lennart Strandberg	Sweden	10.6	Q
2	Arthur Sweeney	Great Britain	10.7	Q
3	Erik Sjøvall	Norway	10.7	Q
4	François Mersch	Luxembourg	10.7
5	Bernard Zaslona	Poland	10.9
6	Xaver Frick	Liechtenstein	12.5

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Wijnand van Beveren	Netherlands	10.6	Q
2	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	10.7	Q
3	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	10.7	Q
4	Dieudonné Devrint	Belgium	10.7

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Orazio Mariani	Italy	10.5	Q
2	József Sir	Hungary	10.7	Q
3	Manfred Kersch	Germany	10.7	Q
4	Paul Hanni	Switzerland	10.8
5	Jean Fusil	France	11.2

Semi-finals

3 September

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lennart Strandberg	Sweden	10.5	Q, CR
2	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	10.7	Q
3	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	10.7	Q
4	Manfred Kersch	Germany	10.7
5	Ernest Page	Great Britain	10.8
6	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	10.8

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Orazio Mariani	Italy	10.4	Q, CR
2	Wijnand van Beveren	Netherlands	10.4	Q, CR
3	Arthur Sweeney	Great Britain	10.5	Q
4	Julien Saelens	Belgium	10.6	NR
5	József Sir	Hungary	11.0
6	Erik Sjøvall	Norway	11.0

Final

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	10.5
	Orazio Mariani	Italy	10.6
	Lennart Strandberg	Sweden	10.6
4	Wijnand van Beveren	Netherlands	10.6
5	Arthur Sweeney	Great Britain	11.0
6	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	11.2