1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.

Medalists

Gold	Hermann Blazejezak Manfred Bues Erich Linnhoff Rudolf Harbig Germany
Silver	Jack Barnes Alfred Baldwin Alan Pennington Godfrey Brown Great Britain
Bronze	Lars Nilsson Carl-Henrik Gustafsson Bertil Thomasson Bertil von Wachenfeldt Sweden

Results

Final

5 September

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Germany	Hermann Blazejezak Manfred Bues Erich Linnhoff Rudolf Harbig	3:13.7	CR
	Great Britain	Jack Barnes Alfred Baldwin Alan Pennington Godfrey Brown	3:14.9
	Sweden	Lars Nilsson Carl-Henrik Gustafsson Bertil Thomasson Bertil von Wachenfeldt	3:17.3
4	France	Joseph Bertolino André Gardien Jacques Lévèque Prudent Joye	3:18.3
5	Italy	Angelo Ferrario Gioacchino Dorascenzi Otello Spampani Mario Lanzi	3:19.7
6	Hungary	Gyula Gyenes Ferenc Temesvári József Vadas János Görkói	3:22.9

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

• France (4)
• Germany (4)
• Hungary (4)
• Italy (4)
• Sweden (4)
• Great Britain (4)