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

Medalists Gold Manfred KerschGerd HornbergerKarl NeckermannJakob ScheuringSilver Gösta KlemmingÅke StenqvistLennart LindgrenLennart StrandbergBronze Maurice ScarrGodfrey BrownArthur SweeneyErnest Page

Results Final 5 September Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Manfred KerschGerd HornbergerKarl NeckermannJakob Scheuring 40.9 Gösta KlemmingÅke StenqvistLennart LindgrenLennart Strandberg 41.1 Maurice ScarrGodfrey BrownArthur SweeneyErnest Page 41.2 4 Tullio GonnelliGianni CaldanaEdoardo DaelliOrazio Mariani 41.3 Martinus OsendarpWijnand van BeverenTjeerd BoersmaHeinz Baumgarten Fritz SeegerJean StuderBernard MarchandPaul Hanni

Heats 5 September

Heat 1 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Manfred KerschGerd HornbergerKarl NeckermannJakob Scheuring 41.1 2 Maurice ScarrGodfrey BrownArthur SweeneyErnest Page 41.4 3 Gösta KlemmingÅke StenqvistLennart LindgrenLennart Strandberg 42.0 4 Victor GoldowskiOscar StolzAndré DessusJean Jourdian 42.2

Heat 2 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Tullio GonnelliGianni CaldanaEdoardo DaelliOrazio Mariani 42.1 2 Fritz SeegerJean StuderBernard MarchandPaul Hanni 42.3 3 Martinus OsendarpWijnand van BeverenTjeerd BoersmaHeinz Baumgarten 42.4 4 Gyula GyenesJános PaizsJózsef KovácsJózsef Sir 42.8

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

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