1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

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
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Decathlon	men
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The men's javelin throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.^[1]

Gold	Matti Järvinen  Finland
Silver	Yrjö Nikkanen  Finland
Bronze	József Várszegi  Hungary

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Matti Järvinen	Finland	76.87	CR
	Yrjö Nikkanen	Finland	75.00
	József Várszegi	Hungary	72.78	NR
4	Gustav Sule	Estonia	70.50
5	Friedrich Issak	Estonia	70.23
6	Lennart Atterwall	Sweden	68.58
7	Gerhard Stöck	Germany	65.34
8	Oskar Ospelt	Liechtenstein	58.83
9	Roger Frinot	France	58.40
10	Raffaele Drei	Italy	55.98
11	Marc Dore	France	52.18

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.