1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| 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 | |
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists[]
Results[]
Final[]
3 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 West Germany |
Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid |
3:02.03 | CR |
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 Poland |
Zbigniew Jaremski Ryszard Podlas |
3:03.62 | |
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 Czechoslovakia |
Josef Lomický František Břečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář |
3:03.99 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Rolf Gisler |
3:04.29 | |
| 5 |  East Germany |
Frank Richter Andreas Busse |
3:04.39 | |
| 6 |  France |
Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon |
3:05.63 | |
| 7 |  Italy |
Roberto Tozzi Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea |
3:06.7 | |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia |
Rok Kopitar Milovan Savić Željko Knapić |
3:06.9 |
Heats[]
2 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
Zbigniew Jaremski Ryszard Podlas |
3:06.45 | Q |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Rolf Gisler |
3:06.6 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
Miroslav Tulis Josef Lomický František Břečka Karel Kolář |
3:07.1 | Q |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
Raymond Heerenveen Koen Gijsbers Marcel Klarenbeek Harry Schulting |
3:07.6 | |
| 5 |  Belgium |
Eddy De Leeuw Jacques Borlée Rik Vandenberghe |
3:08.0 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
Terry Whitehead Glen Cohen David Jenkins |
3:39.9 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid |
3:05.97 | Q |
| 2 | Italy |
Roberto Tozzi Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea |
3:06.5 | Q |
| 3 | France |
Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon |
3:06.6 | Q |
| 4 | East Germany |
Frank Richter Andreas Busse |
3:06.8 | q |
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
Rok Kopitar Milovan Savić Željko Knapić |
3:07.1 | q |
 Finland |
Markku Kukkoaho Antti Rajamäki Markku Taskinen |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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