| Final 16:30 | time | | | 1. Martinus Osendarp |  Netherlands | 21.2s | CR | | 2. Jakob Scheuring |  Germany | 21.6s | | | 3. Alan Pennington |  Great Britain | 21.6s | | | 4. Julien Saelens |  Belgium | 21.7s | NR | | 5. Gyula Gyenes |  Hungary | 22.1s | | | 6. Kenneth Jenkins | Great Britain | 22.1s | |
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| History Men 200m | | World Record: Locke (USA) 20.6s | | European Record: Kornig (GER) 20.9s | | Championship Record: Berger (NED) 21.5s |
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| Semi 1 | time | | | 1. Martinus Osendarp | Netherlands | 21.5s | CR Q | | 2. Kenneth Jenkins | Great Britain | 21.9s | Q | | 3. Gyula Gyenes | Hungary | 22.0s | Q | | 4. Bernard Zasłona |  Poland | 22.2s | | | 5. Bernard Marchand |  Switzerland | 22.6s | | | 6. Dieudonné Devrint | Belgium | 22.7s | |
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| Semi 2 | time | | | 1. Jakob Scheuring | Germany | 21.5s | CR Q | | 2. Alan Pennington | Great Britain | 21.6s | Q | | 3. Julien Saelens | Belgium | 21.7s | NR Q | | 4. Paul Hanni | Switzerland | 21.8s | | | 5. André Dessus |  France | 22.1s | | | 6. József Sir | Hungary | DNS | |
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| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. André Dessus | France | 24.0s | Q | | 2. Paul Hanni | Switzerland | 26.6s | Q | | 3. Martinus Osendarp | Netherlands | 27.0s | Q |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Alan Pennington | Great Britain | 21.8s | Q | | 2. Gyula Gyenes | Hungary | 22.0s | Q | | 3. Bernard Marchand | Switzerland | 22.3s | Q | | 4. Oscar Stolz | France | 22.4s | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Julien Saelens | Belgium | 21.8s | NR Q | | 2. Kenneth Jenkins | Great Britain | 22.2s | Q | | 3. József Sir | Hungary | 22.5s | Q | | 4. Abdyl Këllezi |  Albania | 24.7s | | | 5. Xaver Frick |  Liechtenstain | 25.6s | |
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| Heat 4 | time | | | 1. Jakob Scheuring | Germany | 22.3s | Q | | 2. Dieudonné Devrint | Belgium | 22.5s | Q | | 3. Bernard Zasłona | Poland | 22.5s | Q | | 4. Ruudi Toomsalu |  Estonia | DNF | |
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| Best 1938 | | 1. Martinus Osendarp |  Netherlands | 21.0s | 1. | | 2. Mariani |  Italy | 21.2s | -?? | | 3. Van Beveren | Netherlands | 21.4s | -?? | | 3. Jakob Scheuring |  Germany | 21.4s | 2. | | 5. Kenneth Jenkins |  Great Britain | 21.6s | 6. | | 5. Strandberg |  Sweden | 21.6s | -?? | | Other participants | | -. Gyula Gyenes |  Hungary | | 5. | | -. Lindgren | Sweden | | -?? | | -. Sjoewall |  Norway | | -?? | | -. Tammisto |  Finland | | -?? | | -. Alan Pennington | Great Britain | | 3. | | -. Tommsalu |  Estonia | | H 4. | | -. Julien Saelens |  Belgium | | 4. | | -. Zaslona |  Poland | | S -. | | -. Gonneli | Italy | | -?? | | -. Marchand |  Switzerland | | S -. | | -. Haenni | Switzerland | | S -. | | -. Oscar Stoltz |  France | | H 4. | | -. Guthy | Belgium | | S -. | | -. Sir | Hungary | | S -. | | -. Jost |  Luxembourg | | -?? | | -. Frick |  Liechtenstain | | H 5. | | -. Abdyl |  Albania | | -?? | | -. Kellezi | Albania | | H 4. | | -. Mersch | Luxembourg | | -?? | | -. Andre Dessus | France | | S 5. |
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