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 high jump at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 5 September 1938.^[1]

Gold	Kurt Lundqvist  Sweden
Silver	Kalevi Kotkas  Finland
Bronze	Lauri Kalima  Finland

5 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Kurt Lundqvist	Sweden	1.97
	Kalevi Kotkas	Finland	1.94
	Lauri Kalima	Finland	1.94
4	Åke Ödmark	Sweden	1.90
4	Erik Stai	Norway	1.90
6	Jean Moiroud	France	1.85
6	Hubert Stubbs	Great Britain	1.85
8	Janós Cserna	Hungary	1.85
9	Josef Cespiva	Czechoslovakia	1.80
9	Jacques Mantran	France	1.80
9	Ruggero Biancani	Italy	1.80
12	Eugenio Donadoni	Italy	1.80
13	Wim Spanjerdt	Netherlands	1.80
14	J Wege	Luxembourg	1.70

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