1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

Men's long jump at the European Athletics Championships

The men's long jump at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Wilhelm Leichum  Germany
Silver	Arturo Maffei  Italy
Bronze	Luz Long  Germany

Results

Final

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Wilhelm Leichum	Germany	7.65	CR
	Arturo Maffei	Italy	7.61
	Luz Long	Germany	7.56
4	István Gyuricza	Hungary	7.27
5	Ruudi Toomsalu	Estonia	7.24
6	William Breach	Great Britain	7.16
7	Jean Studer	Switzerland	7.14
8	Jean Baudry	France	7.11
9	François Mersch	Luxembourg	7.05
10	Robert Joanblancq	France	7.04
11	Åke Stenqvist	Sweden	7.01
12	Grigorios Lambrakis	Greece	6.94
13	Vilmos Vermes	Hungary	6.82

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

•  Estonia (1)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (2)
•  Greece (1)
•  Hungary (2)
•  Italy (1)
•  Luxembourg (1)
•  Sweden (1)
•   Switzerland (1)
•  Great Britain (1)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014