1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Willy Schröder
 Germany
Silver Giorgio Oberweger
 Italy
Bronze Gunnar Bergh
 Sweden

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

5 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Willy Schröder  Germany 49.70
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giorgio Oberweger  Italy 49.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gunnar Bergh  Sweden 48.72
4 Kalevi Kotkas  Finland 48.63
5 Adolfo Consolini  Italy 48.02
6 Jenő Kulitzy  Hungary 47.19
7 Jules Noël  France 46.65
8 Reidar Sørlie  Norway 46.36
9 Åke Hedvall  Sweden 46.08
10 Stylianos Floros  Greece 45.56
11 Nikolaos Syllas  Greece 45.50
12 Ernst Lampert  Germany 44.38
13 Paul Winter  France 42.68
14 Jaroslav Vítek  Czechoslovakia 41.18
15 Oskar Ospelt  Liechtenstein 39.80
16 Jean Wagner  Luxembourg 38.17

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014