1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles

Events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Donald Finlay  United Kingdom
Silver	Håkan Lidman  Sweden
Bronze	Reindert Brasser  Netherlands

Results

Final

4 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
01 !	Donald Finlay	United Kingdom	14.3	CR AR
02 !	Håkan Lidman	Sweden	14.5
03 !	Reindert Brasser	Netherlands	14.8
4	John Thornton	United Kingdom	14.8
5	Karl Kumpmann	Germany	15.3
6	Werner Christen	Switzerland	15.4

Heats

4 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Donald Finlay	United Kingdom	14.4	CR Q
2	Reindert Brasser	Netherlands	14.6	NR Q
3	Svend Aage Thomsen	Denmark	15.4
4	Abel Elie	France	16.0

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Håkan Lidman	Sweden	14.8	Q
2	Werner Christen	Switzerland	15.4	Q
3	Giorgio Oberweger	Italy	17.3
4	Christos Mantikas	Greece	18.0

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Karl Kumpmann	Germany	14.8	Q
2	John Thornton	United Kingdom	14.8	Q
3	René Kunz	Switzerland	15.2
4	Jean-François Brisson	France	15.7

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References