The men's 200 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 September 1938.

Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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Results Heats 4 September

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 André Dessus 24.0 2 Paul Hanni 26.6 3 Martinus Osendarp 27.0

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Alan Pennington 21.8 2 Gyula Gyenes 22.0 3 Bernard Marchand 22.3 4 Oscar Stolz 22.4

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Julien Saelens 21.8 , 2 Kenneth Jenkins 22.2 3 József Sir 22.5 4 Abdyl Këllezi 24.7 5 Xaver Frick 25.6

Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jakob Scheuring 22.3 2 Dieudonné Devrint 22.5 3 Bernard Zasłona 22.5 Ruudi Toomsalu

Semi-finals 4 September Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Martinus Osendarp 21.5 , 2 Kenneth Jenkins 21.9 3 Gyula Gyenes 22.0 4 Bernard Zasłona 22.2 5 Bernard Marchand 22.6 6 Dieudonné Devrint 22.7

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jakob Scheuring 21.5 , 2 Alan Pennington 21.6 3 Julien Saelens 21.7 , 4 Paul Hanni 21.8 5 André Dessus 22.1 József Sir

Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Martinus Osendarp 21.2 Jakob Scheuring 21.6 Alan Pennington 21.6 4 Julien Saelens 21.7 5 Gyula Gyenes 22.1 6 Kenneth Jenkins 22.1

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