| Event: | Women's 200 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 200 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of German Reich, at Praterstadion on 18 September 1938.
| Gold | Stanisława Walasiewicz | |
| Silver | Käthe Krauß | |
| Bronze | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 23.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 24.4 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 24.9 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 25.0 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 25.0 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 25.0 |
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 24.2 | , | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 24.7 | ||||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 25.6 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 26.2 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 27.0 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 99.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 25.0 | ||||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 25.1 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 25.2 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 26.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 28.1 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 25.3 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 25.4 | ||||
| 3 | align=left | align=left |  | 26.0 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 27.2 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 27.5 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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