| Event: | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 and 4 September 1938.
| Gold | Prudent Joye | |
| Silver | József Kovács | |
| Bronze | Kell Areskoug |
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 53.1 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 53.3 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 53.6 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 54.2 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 54.6 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 55.0 |
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 53.7 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 56.1 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 56.5 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 54.8 | , | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 55.4 | ||||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 55.5 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 58.5 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 54.6 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 54.8 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 54.8 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 56.3 |
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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