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

The men's triple jump at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 September 1938.^[1]

Gold	Onni Rajasaari  Finland
Silver	Jouko Norén  Finland
Bronze	Karl Kotratschek  Germany

4 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Onni Rajasaari	Finland	15.32	CR
	Jouko Norén	Finland	14.95
	Karl Kotratschek	Germany	14.73
4	Ioannis Palamiotis	Greece	14.70	NR
5	Vittorio Turco	Italy	14.64
6	Lennart Andersson	Sweden	14.56
7	Franco Bini	Italy	13.96
8	Jean Nichil	France	13.88	NR
9	Bicoku Sefedin	Albania	13.68
10	Max Roujoux	France	13.24
11	François Mersch	Luxembourg	12.93

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.