1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.

Men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

Gold	Manfred Kersch Gerd Hornberger Karl Neckermann Jakob Scheuring Germany
Silver	Gösta Klemming Åke Stenqvist Lennart Lindgren Lennart Strandberg Sweden
Bronze	Maurice Scarr Godfrey Brown Arthur Sweeney Ernest Page Great Britain

Results

Final

5 September

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Germany	Manfred Kersch Gerd Hornberger Karl Neckermann Jakob Scheuring	40.9	CR
	Sweden	Gösta Klemming Åke Stenqvist Lennart Lindgren Lennart Strandberg	41.1
	Great Britain	Maurice Scarr Godfrey Brown Arthur Sweeney Ernest Page	41.2
4	Italy	Tullio Gonnelli Gianni Caldana Edoardo Daelli Orazio Mariani	41.3
	Netherlands	Martinus Osendarp Wijnand van Beveren Tjeerd Boersma Heinz Baumgarten	DNF
	Switzerland	Fritz Seeger Jean Studer Bernard Marchand Paul Hanni	DQ

Heats

5 September

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Germany	Manfred Kersch Gerd Hornberger Karl Neckermann Jakob Scheuring	41.1	Q
2	Great Britain	Maurice Scarr Godfrey Brown Arthur Sweeney Ernest Page	41.4	Q
3	Sweden	Gösta Klemming Åke Stenqvist Lennart Lindgren Lennart Strandberg	42.0	Q
4	France	Victor Goldowski Oscar Stolz André Dessus Jean Jourdian	42.2

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Italy	Tullio Gonnelli Gianni Caldana Edoardo Daelli Orazio Mariani	42.1	Q
2	Switzerland	Fritz Seeger Jean Studer Bernard Marchand Paul Hanni	42.3	Q
3	Netherlands	Martinus Osendarp Wijnand van Beveren Tjeerd Boersma Heinz Baumgarten	42.4	Q
4	Hungary	Gyula Gyenes János Paizs József Kovács József Sir	42.8

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

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