| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
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.
| Gold | Rudolf Harbig | |
| Silver | Jacques Lévèque | |
| Bronze | Mario Lanzi |
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1:50.6 | , | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:51.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1:52.0 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:52.3 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:53.0 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:55.5 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | ||||
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| 9 | align=left | align=left | |||||
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3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 1:53.6 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:54.1 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:54.2 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 1:55.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:54.3 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:54.9 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:55.2 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 1:55.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:56.6 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:01.4 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 1:56.8 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 1:57.7 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 1:58.4 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1:58.6 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 1:58.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1:58.8 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:02.0 |
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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