1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
Rank Name Nationality Time
1 Väinö Muinonen Finland 2:37:28.8
2 Squire Yarrow Great Britain 2:39:03.0
3 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 Great Britain 3:05:06.4
14 Jean Mutti Switzerland 3:07:25.4
15 Robert Nevens Belgium DNF
Results -- Final
4 September
The men's marathon at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, on 4 September 1938.