1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

None Men's 400 metres European Athletics Championships The men's 400 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 4 September 1938. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 363–367 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 Medalists Gold Godfrey Brown GBRSilver Karl Baumgarten NEDBronze Erich Linnhoff GER Nazi Results Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Godfrey Brown GBR 47.4 CR European Athletics Championships Karl Baumgarten NED 48.2 Erich Linnhoff GER Nazi 48.8 4 János Görkói HUN 1920 48.9 5 Aarne Tammisto FIN 49.1 6 Bertil von Wachenfeldt SWE 50.0 Heats 3 September Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Godfrey Brown GBR 48.4 Q 2 János Görkói HUN 1920 49.2 Q 3 Carl-Henrik Gustafsson SWE 49.8 4 Ottavio Missoni ITA 1861 50.3 5 Georges Meyer SUI 50.3 6 Abdyl Këllezi ALB 1928 55.0 Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Erich Linnhoff GER Nazi 49.2 Q 2 Bertil von Wachenfeldt SWE 49.7 Q 3 Pierre Smet BEL 50.4 4 Jean Cerutti FRA 50.6 5 Feri Pleteršek Kingdom of Yugoslavia 52.3 6 József Vadas HUN 1920 DQ Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Aarne Tammisto FIN 48.3 Q 2 Karl Baumgarten NED 48.3 Q 3 John Horsfall GBR 49.5 4 Joseph Bertolino FRA 49.5 5 Charles Stein LUX NT Participation According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event. 22em ALB 1928 (1) BEL (1) FIN (1) FRA (2) GER Nazi (1) HUN 1920 (2) ITA 1861 (1) LUX (1) NED (1) SWE (2) SUI (1) GBR (2) Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1) References Category:400 metres at the European Athletics Championships Category:Men's events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships