1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
at the 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[1] The final was held on 3 September 1978.
Medalists[]
Gold | Steve Ovett![]() |
Silver | Eamonn Coghlan![]() |
Bronze | David Moorcroft![]() |
Results[]
Final[]
3 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Steve Ovett | ![]() |
3:35.59 | CR |
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Eamonn Coghlan | ![]() |
3:36.57 | |
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David Moorcroft | ![]() |
3:36.70 | |
4 | Thomas Wessinghage | ![]() |
3:37.19 | |
5 | Antti Loikkanen | ![]() |
3:37.54 | |
6 | José Marajo | ![]() |
3:38.20 | |
7 | Jürgen Straub | ![]() |
3:38.88 | |
8 | John Robson | ![]() |
3:39.6 | |
9 | Olaf Beyer | ![]() |
3:39.7 | |
10 | Francis Gonzalez | ![]() |
3:40.1 | |
11 | Rolf Gysin | ![]() |
3:41.0 | |
12 | Jozef Plachý | ![]() |
3:42.2 |
Heats[]
1 September
Heat 1[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Eamonn Coghlan | ![]() |
3:39.98 | Q |
2 | David Moorcroft | ![]() |
3:40.0 | Q |
3 | Olaf Beyer | ![]() |
3:40.1 | Q |
4 | Thomas Wessinghage | ![]() |
3:40.1 | q |
5 | José Marajo | ![]() |
3:40.6 | q |
6 | Valeriy Abramov | ![]() |
3:40.9 | |
7 | ![]() |
3:42.5 | ||
8 | Robert Nemeth | ![]() |
3:44.1 | |
9 | Ari Paunonen | ![]() |
3:45.0 | |
10 | José Manuel Abascal | ![]() |
3:47.6 | |
11 | ![]() |
3:52.8 | ||
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DNF |
Heat 2[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Steve Ovett | ![]() |
3:42.94 | Q |
2 | Jürgen Straub | ![]() |
3:43.1 | Q |
3 | Rolf Gysin | ![]() |
3:43.2 | Q |
4 | Marc Nevens | ![]() |
3:43.2 | |
5 | Ray Flynn | ![]() |
3:44.1 | |
6 | Dietmar Millonig | ![]() |
3:44.8 | |
7 | ![]() |
3:45.1 | ||
8 | Günther Hasler | ![]() |
3:46.7 | |
9 | ![]() |
3:47.4 | ||
10 | ![]() |
3:47.9 | ||
11 | Jón Didriksson | ![]() |
3:48.1 |
Heat 3[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Antti Loikkanen | ![]() |
3:39.66 | Q |
2 | John Robson | ![]() |
3:40.0 | Q |
3 | Francis Gonzalez | ![]() |
3:40.4 | Q |
4 | Jozef Plachý | ![]() |
3:40.6 | q |
5 | Pierre Délèze | ![]() |
3:40.7 | |
6 | ![]() |
3:41.4 | ||
7 | ![]() |
3:42.5 | ||
8 | ![]() |
3:45.1 | ||
9 | ![]() |
3:45.8 | ||
10 | ![]() |
3:45.9 | ||
Karl Fleschen | ![]() |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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See also[]
- 1974 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Rome)
- 1976 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Montreal)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships