The men's 800 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 4 September 1938.
Medalists Gold Rudolf Harbig Silver Jacques Lévèque Bronze Mario Lanzi
Results Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rudolf Harbig 1:50.6 , Jacques Lévèque 1:51.8 Mario Lanzi 1:52.0 4 Sjabbe Bouman 1:52.3 5 Bertil Andersson 1:53.0 6 Tauno Peussa 1:55.5 7 Paul Faure 8 Lennart Nilsson 9 Paul Minder Gusztáv Harsányi
Heats 3 September
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Mario Lanzi 1:53.6 2 Jacques Lévèque 1:54.1 3 Lennart Nilsson 1:54.2 4 Francis Handley 1:55.0
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Rudolf Harbig 1:54.3 2 Bertil Andersson 1:54.9 3 Paul Faure 1:55.2 4 Ferenc Temesvári 1:55.4 5 Alfred Baldwin 1:56.6 6 Emil Goršek 2:01.4 7 Charles Stein
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Sjabbe Bouman 1:56.8 2 Tauno Peussa 1:57.7 3 Gusztáv Harsányi 1:58.4 4 Paul Minder 1:58.6 5 Eraldo Colombo 1:58.8 6 Antonio Calado 1:58.8 7 Wacław Gąssowski 2:02.0
Participation According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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