Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938
Location	Engelberg, Switzerland
Dates	5 March
Winning time	3:17.8
Medalists
James Couttet    France   Emile Allais    France   Hellmut Lantschner    Germany
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The Men's downhill competition at the 1938 World Championships was held on 5 March 1938.^[1]

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Diff
	James Couttet	France	3:17.8
	Émile Allais	France	3:19.8	+2.0
	Hellmut Lantschner	Germany	3:24.6	+6.8
4	Rudolf Rominger	Switzerland	3:26.2	+8.4
5	Roman Wörndle	Germany	3:28.6	+10.8
5	Thaddäus Schwabl	Austria	3:28.6	+10.8
7	Joseph Pertsch	Germany	3:34.6	+16.8
8	Anton Bäder	Germany	3:36.2	+18.4
9	Rudolph Matt	Austria	3:36.6	+18.8