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

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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.[1]

Medalists

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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

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Final

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5 September

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany Hermann Blazejezak
Manfred Bues
Erich Linnhoff
Rudolf Harbig
3:13.7 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain Jack Barnes
Alfred Baldwin
Alan Pennington
Godfrey Brown
3:14.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014