1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, on 4 September 1938.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Väinö Muinonen Finland
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| Silver | Squire Yarrow United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Henry Palme Sweden
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Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Väinö Muinonen | Finland |
2:37:28.8 | CR |
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Squire Yarrow | United Kingdom |
2:39:03.0 | |
 |
Henry Palme | Sweden |
2:42:13.6 | |
| 4 | Maurice Waltispurger |  France |
2:44:28.0 | |
| 5 | Erich Puch |  Germany |
2:45:08.8 | |
| 6 | Eugen Bertsch | Germany |
2:45:21.0 | |
| 7 | Desire Leriche | France |
2:48:21.6 | |
| 8 | Umberto De Florentis |  Italy |
2:49:29.6 | |
| 9 | Giovanni Balbusse | Italy |
2:50:40.4 | |
| 10 | Felix Meskens |  Belgium |
2:51:15.0 | |
| 11 | Ernst Meier |  Switzerland |
2:54:28.0 | |
| 12 | József Mucsi |  Hungary |
3:03:14.6 | |
| 13 | Francis O'Sullivan | United Kingdom |
3:05:06.4 | |
| 14 | Jean Mutti | Switzerland |
3:07:25.4 | |
| Robert Nevens | Belgium |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014