European Athletics Championships 1938/200 m men

2. European Athletics Championships
discipline	Men's 200-meter run
city	Paris
Stadion	Stade Olympique
Attendees	16 athletes from 11 countries
Competition phase	September 4th (preliminary / semi-finals / finals)
Medalist
gold	Martinus Osendarp ( NED )
silver	Jakob Scheuring ( GER )
bronze	Alan Pennington ( GBR )

Olympic Stadium in Paris 1924

The men's 200-meter race at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held on September 4, 1938 in the Stade Olympique in the French capital, Paris .

The Dutchman Martinus Osendarp won . Vice European champion was won by the German Jakob Scheuring . Bronze went to the Briton Alan Pennington .

Records

Existing records

World record	20.3 s	Jesse Owens	Ann Arbor , USA	May 25, 1935
Championship record	21.5 s	Christiaan Berger	EM Turin , Italy	September 9, 1934
		József sir

Comment on the world record:
Jesse Owens set the world record on a straight track over the actually longer 220  yards . The IAAF then made in the recognition of world records not make the difference between straight lines and those with full curve like on a 400-meter track.

Record settings / improvements

The championship record that existed before these European championships was set or improved three times:

• Semifinals:
  •  Martinus Osendarp - 21.5 s (discontinued)
  •  Jakob Scheuring - 21.5 s (discontinued)
• Final:
  •  Martinus Osendarp - 21.2 p

The new championship record holder was European champion Martinus Osendarp with 21.2 seconds.

execution

The entire competition took place on September 4th. The prelims, semi-finals and the final took place one day after the 100 meter competition.

Preliminary round

September 4, 1938, 10:50 a.m.

The preliminary division was not particularly successful. There was one race with five participants and two with four, one run took place with only three runners who, due to the rules, only had to finish in order to reach the next lap. A division with four runs of four participants each would have been possible and fairer. A possible explanation would be possible short-term cancellations. The preliminary round was held in four runs. The first three athletes in each run qualified for the semi-finals - highlighted in light blue.

Forward 1

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Andre Dessus	France	24.0
2	Paul Hänni	Switzerland	26.6
3	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	27.0

Forward 2

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Alan Pennington	Great Britain	21.8
2	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.0
3	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	22.3
4th	Oscar pride	France	22.4

Forward 3

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.8 NO
2	Kenneth Jenkins	Great Britain	22.2
3	József Sír	Hungary	22.5
4th	Abdyl Këllezi	Albania	22.7
5	Xaver Frick	Liechtenstein	25.6

Forward 4

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Jakob Scheuring	German Empire	22.3
2	Dieudonne Devrint	Belgium	22.5
3	Bernard Zasłona	Poland	22.5
DNF	Ruudi Toomsalu	Estonia

Semifinals

September 4, 1938, 2:35 p.m.

In each of the two semi-finals, the first three athletes - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.

Run 1

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	21.5 CRe
2	Kenneth Jenkins	Great Britain	21.9
3	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.0
4th	Bernard Zasłona	Poland	22.2
5	Bernard Marchand	Switzerland	22.6
6th	Dieudonne Devrint	Belgium	22.7

Run 2

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Jakob Scheuring	German Empire	21.5 CRe
2	Alan Pennington	Great Britain	21.6
3	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.7 NO
4th	Paul Hänni	Switzerland	21.8
5	Andre Dessus	France	22.1
DNS	József sir	Hungary

Martinus Osendarp succeeded his compatriot Christiaan Berger as sprint double European champion

final

September 8, 1938, 4:30 p.m.

space	Surname	nation	Time (s)
1	Martinus Osendarp	Netherlands	21.2 CR
2	Jakob Scheuring	German Empire	21.6
3	Alan Pennington	Great Britain	21.6
4th	Julien Saelens	Belgium	21.7 NRe
5	Gyula Gyenes	Hungary	22.1
6th	Kenneth Jenkins	Great Britain	22.1

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Paris 1938 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 9, 2019
• Men 200m European Championships 1938 Paris (FRA) - Sunday 09/04 from todor66.com, accessed March 9, 2019
• II European Championship, Paris 1938 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed March 9, 2019
• Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1938, 200 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 9, 2019
• 2nd European Athletics Championships 1938 in Paris, France from ifosta.de, accessed on March 9, 2019

Video

• Usain Bolt & Yohan Blake Win 100m Heats - London 2012 Olympics on youtube.com, published August 4, 2016, accessed September 29, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 270