The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.

Medalists Gold Hermann BlazejezakManfred BuesErich LinnhoffRudolf HarbigSilver Jack BarnesAlfred BaldwinAlan PenningtonGodfrey BrownBronze Lars NilssonCarl-Henrik GustafssonBertil ThomassonBertil von Wachenfeldt

Results Final 5 September Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Hermann BlazejezakManfred BuesErich LinnhoffRudolf Harbig 3:13.7 Jack BarnesAlfred BaldwinAlan PenningtonGodfrey Brown 3:14.9 Lars NilssonCarl-Henrik GustafssonBertil ThomassonBertil von Wachenfeldt 3:17.3 4 Joseph BertolinoAndré GardienJacques LévèquePrudent Joye 3:18.3 5 Angelo FerrarioGioacchino DorascenziOtello SpampaniMario Lanzi 3:19.7 6 Gyula GyenesFerenc TemesváriJózsef VadasJános Görkói 3:22.9

Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

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