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]
| Gold | Rudolf Harbig Germany
|
| Silver | Jacques Lévèque France
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| Bronze | Mario Lanzi Italy
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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 |
3 September
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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)|
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 800 metres
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|---|---|
Rudolf Harbig (GER) Rune Gustafsson (SWE) John Parlett (GBR) Lajos Szentgáli (HUN) Mike Rawson (GBR) Manfred Matuschewski (GDR) Manfred Matuschewski (GDR) Dieter Fromm (GDR) Yevhen Arzhanov (URS) Luciano Sušanj (YUG) Olaf Beyer (GDR) Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG) Sebastian Coe (GBR) Tom McKean (GBR) Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) Nils Schumann (GER) Wilson Kipketer (DEN) Bram Som (NED) Marcin Lewandowski (POL) Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) Adam Kszczot (POL) Adam Kszczot (POL) Adam Kszczot (POL) Mariano García (ESP) Gabriel Tual (FRA) |
