1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 800 metres 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 | Rudolf Harbig Germany |
| Silver | Jacques Lévèque France |
| Bronze | Mario Lanzi Italy |
Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Harbig | Germany | 1:50.6 | CR, NR | |
| Jacques Lévèque | France | 1:51.8 | ||
| Mario Lanzi | Italy | 1:52.0 | ||
| 4 | Sjabbe Bouman | Netherlands | 1:52.3 | NR |
| 5 | Bertil Andersson | Sweden | 1:53.0 | |
| 6 | Tauno Peussa | Finland | 1:55.5 | |
| 7 | Paul Faure | France | NT | |
| 8 | Lennart Nilsson | Sweden | NT | |
| 9 | Paul Minder | Switzerland | NT | |
| Gusztáv Harsányi | Hungary | DNF |
Heats
3 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lanzi | Italy | 1:53.6 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques Lévèque | France | 1:54.1 | Q |
| 3 | Lennart Nilsson | Sweden | 1:54.2 | Q |
| 4 | Francis Handley | Great Britain | 1:55.0 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Harbig | Germany | 1:54.3 | Q |
| 2 | Bertil Andersson | Sweden | 1:54.9 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Faure | France | 1:55.2 | Q |
| 4 | Ferenc Temesvári | Hungary | 1:55.4 | |
| 5 | Alfred Baldwin | Great Britain | 1:56.6 | |
| 6 | Emil Goršek | Yugoslavia | 2:01.4 | |
| 7 | Charles Stein | Luxembourg | NT |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjabbe Bouman | Netherlands | 1:56.8 | Q |
| 2 | Tauno Peussa | Finland | 1:57.7 | Q |
| 3 | Gusztáv Harsányi | Hungary | 1:58.4 | Q |
| 4 | Paul Minder | Switzerland | 1:58.6 | Q |
| 5 | Eraldo Colombo | Italy | 1:58.8 | |
| 6 | Antonio Calado | Portugal | 1:58.8 | |
| 7 | Wacław Gąssowski | Poland | 2:02.0 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (2)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014