| Event: | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, on 4 September 1938.
| Gold | Harold Whitlock | |
| Silver | Herbert Dill | |
| Bronze | Edgar Bruun |
4 September
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| align=left | align=left | 4:43:54 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 4:44:35 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 4:45:24 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:53:56 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 4:54:06 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 4:56:20 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 4:58:36 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 5:22:31 | ||||
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According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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