1978 European Athletics Championships
12th European Athletics Championships | |
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![]() The logo of the 1978 European Athletics Championships | |
Dates | 29 August – 3 September 1978 |
Host city | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Venue | Stadion Evžena Rošického |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 40 |
Participation | 1004 athletes from 29 nations |
1982 Athens → |
The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
There were a number of disqualifications because of infringements of IAAF doping rules resulting in ineligibility of 18 month concerning shot putter Yevgeniy Mironov, javelin thrower Vasiliy Yershov, pentathletes Nadiya Tkachenko and , all competing for the Soviet Union, as well as shot putter Elena Stoyanova from Bulgaria.[9]
Men's results[]
Complete results were published.[10]
Track[]
1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
10.27[nb1] | Eugen Ray![]() |
10.36 | Vladimir Ignatenko![]() |
10.37 |
200 metres |
Pietro Mennea![]() |
20.16 CR | Olaf Prenzler![]() |
20.61 | Peter Muster![]() |
20.64 |
400 metres |
Franz-Peter Hofmeister![]() |
45.73 | Karel Kolář![]() |
45.77 | Francis Demarthon![]() |
45.97 |
800 metres |
Olaf Beyer![]() |
1:43.84 CR | Steve Ovett![]() |
1:44.09 | Sebastian Coe![]() |
1:44.76 |
1500 metres |
Steve Ovett![]() |
3:35.59 CR | Eamonn Coghlan![]() |
3:36.57 | David Moorcroft![]() |
3:36.70 |
5000 metres |
Venanzio Ortis![]() |
13:28.57 | Markus Ryffel![]() Aleksandr Fedotkin ![]() |
13:28.66 | ||
10,000 metres |
Martti Vainio![]() |
27:30.99 CR, NR | Venanzio Ortis![]() |
27:31.48 | Aleksandras Antipovas![]() |
27:31.50 |
Marathon |
Leonid Moseyev![]() |
2:11:57.5 CR | ![]() |
2:11:59.0 | Karel Lismont![]() |
2:12:07.7 |
110 metres hurdles |
Thomas Munkelt![]() |
13.54 | Jan Pusty![]() |
13.55 | Arto Bryggare![]() |
13.56 |
400 metres hurdles |
Harald Schmid![]() |
48.51 CR | Dmitriy Stukalov![]() |
49.72 | Vasyl Arkhypenko![]() |
49.77 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Bronislaw Malinowski![]() |
8:15.08 | Patriz Ilg![]() |
8:16.92 | Ismo Toukonen![]() |
8:18.29 |
20 kilometres walk |
Roland Wieser![]() |
1:23:11.5 CR | Pyotr Pochynchuk![]() |
1:23:43.0 | Anatoliy Solomin![]() |
1:24:11.5 |
50 kilometres walk |
Jorge Llopart![]() |
3:53:29.9 CR | Veniamin Soldatenko![]() |
3:55:12.1 | Jan Ornoch![]() |
3:55:15.9 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Zenon Nowosz Zenon Licznerski Leszek Dunecki Marian Woronin |
38.58 CR | ![]() Manfred Kokot Eugen Ray Olaf Prenzler Alexander Thieme |
38.78 | ![]() Nikolay Kolesnikov Aleksandr Aksinin Vladimir Ignatenko |
38.82 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid |
3:02.03 CR | ![]() Zbigniew Jaremski Ryszard Podlas |
3:03.62 | ![]() Josef Lomický Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář |
3:04.99 |
- nb1 Pietro Mennea ran 10.19 in the heats, which was a new championship record.
Field[]
1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Vladimir Yashchenko![]() |
2.30 m CR | Aleksandr Grigoryev![]() |
2.28 m | Rolf Beilschmidt![]() |
2.28 m |
Pole vault |
Vladimir Trofimenko![]() |
5.55 m CR | Antti Kalliomäki![]() |
5.50 m | Rauli Pudas![]() |
5.45 m |
Long jump |
Jacques Rousseau![]() |
8.18 m CR | Nenad Stekić![]() |
8.12 m | Vladimir Tsepelyov![]() |
8.01 m |
Triple jump |
Miloš Srejović![]() |
16.94 m | Viktor Saneyev![]() |
16.93 m | Anatoliy Piskulin![]() |
16.87 m |
†Shot put |
Udo Beyer![]() |
21.08 m =CR | Aleksandr Baryshnikov![]() |
20.68 m | Wolfgang Schmidt![]() |
20.30 m |
Discus throw |
Wolfgang Schmidt![]() |
66.82 m CR | Markku Tuokko![]() |
64.90 m | Imrich Bugár![]() |
64.66 m |
Hammer throw |
Yuriy Sedykh![]() |
77.28 m CR | Roland Steuk![]() |
77.24 m | Karl-Hans Riehm![]() |
77.02 m |
Javelin throw |
Michael Wessing![]() |
89.12 m | ![]() |
87.82 m | Wolfgang Hanisch![]() |
87.66 m |
Decathlon |
Aleksandr Grebenyuk![]() |
8340 pts CR | Daley Thompson![]() |
8289 pts | Siegfried Stark![]() |
8208 pts |
†: In shot put, Yevgeniy Mironov initially finished second (20.87m), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules.[9]
Women's results[]
Track[]
1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Marlies Göhr![]() |
11.13 =CR | Linda Haglund![]() |
11.29 | Lyudmila Maslakova![]() |
11.31 |
200 metres |
Lyudmila Kondratyeva![]() |
22.52 | Marlies Göhr![]() |
22.53 | Carla Bodendorf![]() |
22.64 |
400 metres |
Marita Koch![]() |
48.94 WR - CR | Christina Brehmer![]() |
50.38 | Irena Szewińska![]() |
50.40 |
800 metres |
Tatyana Providokhina![]() |
1:55.80 CR | Nadezhda Mushta![]() |
1:55.82 | ![]() |
1:56.57 |
1500 metres |
Giana Romanova![]() |
3:59.01 CR | Natalia Marasescu![]() |
3:59.77 | Totka Petrova![]() |
4:00.15 |
3000 metres |
Svetlana Ulmasova![]() |
8:33.16 CR | Natalia Marasescu![]() |
8:33.53 | Grete Waitz![]() |
8:34.33 |
100 metres hurdles [nb1] |
Johanna Klier![]() |
12.62 | Tatyana Anisimova![]() |
12.67 | Gudrun Berend![]() |
12.73 |
400 metres hurdles |
Tatyana Zelentsova![]() |
54.89 | Silvia Hollmann![]() |
55.14 | Karin Roßley![]() |
55.36 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Vera Anisimova Lyudmila Maslakova Lyudmila Kondratyeva ![]() |
42.54 | Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman ![]() |
42.72 | Johanna Klier Monika Hamann Carla Bodendorf Marlies Göhr ![]() |
43.07 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Christiane Marquardt Barbara Krug Christina Brehmer Marita Koch ![]() |
3:21.20 CR | Tatyana Prorochenko Nadezhda Mushta Tatyana Providokhina Mariya Kulchunova ![]() |
3:22.53 | Małgorzata Grajewska Krystyna Kacperczyk Genowefa Błaszak Irena Szewińska ![]() |
3:26.76 |
- nb1 Grażyna Rabsztyn (Poland), who was disqualified in the final, ran a championship record of 12.60 in the semifinal.
Field[]
1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Sara Simeoni![]() |
2.01 m WR= - CR | Rosemarie Ackermann![]() |
1.99 m | Brigitte Holzapfel![]() |
1.95 m |
Long jump [nb1] |
Vilma Bardauskienė![]() |
6.88 m | Angela Voigt![]() |
6.79 m | Jarmila Nygrýnová![]() |
6.69 m |
Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek![]() |
21.41 m CR | Helena Fibingerová![]() |
20.86 m | Margitta Droese![]() |
20.58 m |
Discus throw |
Evelin Jahl![]() |
66.98 m | Margitta Droese![]() |
64.04 m | Natalya Gorbachova![]() |
63.58 m |
Javelin throw |
Ruth Fuchs![]() |
69.16 m CR | Tessa Sanderson![]() |
62.40 m | Ute Hommola![]() |
62.32 m |
‡Pentathlon |
Margit Papp![]() |
4655 pts | Burglinde Pollak![]() |
4600 pts | Kristine Nitzsche![]() |
4599 pts |
‡: In pentathlon, Nadiya Tkachenko (URS) initially finished 1st (4744pts), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules.[9]
- nb1 Vilma Bardauskienė broke the world record with a jump 7.09 metres in the qualification round.
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Czechoslovakia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 nations) | 40 | 41 | 39 | 120 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 847 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event, 157 athletes less than the official number of 1004, and one country more than the official number of 29 as published.[11] The significantly higher official number might include coaches and/or officials.
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References[]
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 29, 1978), Moscow Czechmate?, Glasgow Herald, p. 23, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hostility flares in 'peace' Games, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1978, p. 22, retrieved November 24, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Wells faster than Borzow ... but watch Mennea, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Foster run out of the medals, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Beaten, now Wells may not run 200, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Come to Russia, with love..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 1, 1978), Ovett, Coe and Thompson lose, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 4, 1978), Gold at last - thanks to Ovett, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Holt, John B. (April 26–28, 1979), International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Main Decisions of the IAAF Council, Meeting in Dakar (SEN), April 26th, 27th and 28th 1979 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014
External links[]
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- European Athletics Championships
- 1978 in athletics (track and field)
- 1978 in Czechoslovak sport
- International athletics competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia
- Sports competitions in Prague
- International athletics competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
- 1978 in European sport
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