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 pole vault at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.^[1]

Gold	Karl Sutter  Germany
Silver	Bo Ljungberg  Sweden
Bronze	Pierre Ramadier  France

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Karl Sutter	Germany	4.05	CR
	Bo Ljungberg	Sweden	4.00
	Pierre Ramadier	France	4.00
4	Wilhelm Schneider	Poland	4.00
5	Mario Romeo	Italy	4.00
6	Aulis Reinikka	Finland	3.90
7	Richard Webster	Great Britain	3.80
8	Richard Kiipsaar	Estonia	3.70
9	Ernst Larsen	Denmark	3.70
10	Svend Aage Thomsen	Denmark	3.70
11	Robert Vintousky	France	3.50
12	Carol Eilhardt	Romania	3.50
	Frans van Peteghem	Belgium	NH
	Viktor Zsuffka	Hungary	NH

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.