| Final 16:50 | time | | | 1. Donald Finlay |  Great Britain | 14.3s | CR AR | | 2. Lidman Håkan |  Sweden | 14.5s | | | 3. Reindert Brasser |  Netherlands | 14.8s | | | 4. John Thornton | Great Britain | 14.8s | | | 5. Karl Kumpmann |  Germany | 15.3s | | | 6. Werner Christen |  Switzerland | 15.4s | |
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| History Men 110m Hurdles | | World Record: Locke (USA) 20.6s | | European Record: Kornig (GER) 20.9s | | Championship Record: Berger (NED) 21.5s |
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| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Donald Finlay | Great Britain | 14.4 | CR Q | | 2. Reindert Brasser | Netherlands | 14.6 | NR Q | | 3. Svend Aage Thomsen |  Denmark | 15.4 | | | 4. Abel Elie |  France | 16.0 | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Lidman Håkan | Sweden | 14.8 | Q | | 2. Werner Christen | Switzerland | 15.4 | Q | | 3. Giorgio Oberweger |  Italy | 17.3 | | | 4. Christos Mantikas |  Greece | 18.0 | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Karl Kumpmann | Germany | 14.8 | Q | | 2. John Thornton | Great Britain | 14.8 | Q | | 3. René Kunz | Switzerland | 15.2 | | | 4. Jean-François Brisson | France | 15.7 | |
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| Others ?? | | -. Wegner | Germany | | -. Areskong | Sweden | | -. Skiadas | Greece |
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| Best 1938 | | 1. Donald Finlay | Great Britain | 14.3s | 1. | | 1. Hakan Lidman | Sweden | 14.3s | 2. | | 3. Karl Kumpmann | Germany | 15.5s | 5. | | 4. Reindert Brasser | Netherlands | 14.8s | 3. | | 4. John Thornton | Great Britain | 14.8s | 4. | | 4. Thompsen | Denmark | 14.8s | H 3. | | Other participants | | 4. Wegner | Germany | | -?? | | -. John Thornton | Great Britain | 14.8s | H 4. | | -. Mandikas | Greece | | H 4. | | -. Oberweger | Italy | | H 3. | | -. Areskong | Sweden | | -?? | | -. Jean-Francois Brisson | France | | H 4. | | -. Kunz | Switzerland | | H 3. | | -. Skiadas | Greece | | -?? | | -. Werner Christen | Switzerland | | H 6. | | -. Abel Elie | France | | H 4. | | Other | | -. Karl Kumpmann | Germany | | 5. |
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