1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

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]

Men's 200 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Venue	Stade Olympique de Colombes
Location	Paris
Dates	4 September (heats, semi-finals & final)
Competitors	16 from 11 nations
Winning time	21.2
Medalists
Martinus Osendarp    Netherlands   Jakob Scheuring    Germany   Alan Pennington    Great Britain
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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
	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	21.2	CR
	Jakob Scheuring	Germany	21.6
	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