1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 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 | |
The women's 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29, 30, and 31 August 1978.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Marita Koch![]() |
Silver | Christina Brehmer![]() |
Bronze | Irena Szewińska![]() |
Results[]
Final[]
31 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Marita Koch | ![]() |
48.94 | WR |
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Christina Brehmer | ![]() |
50.38 | |
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Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
50.40 | |
4 | Mariya Kulchunova | ![]() |
51.25 | |
5 | Christiane Marquardt | ![]() |
51.99 | |
6 | Donna Hartley | ![]() |
52.31 | |
7 | Pirjo Häggman | ![]() |
52.46 | |
8 | Verona Elder | ![]() |
52.53 |
Semi-finals[]
30 August
Semi-final 1[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marita Koch | ![]() |
51.76 | Q |
2 | Mariya Kulchunova | ![]() |
51.88 | Q |
3 | Donna Hartley | ![]() |
52.14 | Q |
4 | Pirjo Häggman | ![]() |
52.24 | Q |
5 | Elke Decker | ![]() |
52.92 | |
6 | Joslyn Hoyte | ![]() |
52.95 | |
7 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
53.93 | |
8 | ![]() |
54.47 |
Semi-final 2[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Christina Brehmer | ![]() |
52.01 | Q |
2 | Christiane Marquardt | ![]() |
52.29 | Q |
3 | Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
52.37 | Q |
4 | Verona Elder | ![]() |
52.65 | Q |
5 | Gaby Bussmann | ![]() |
52.66 | |
6 | Dagmar Fuhrmann | ![]() |
53.23 | |
7 | Ilona Pál | ![]() |
53.50 | |
8 | Marina Sidorova | ![]() |
54.08 |
Heats[]
29 August
Heat 1[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marita Koch | ![]() |
52.95 | Q |
2 | Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
53.14 | Q |
3 | Ilona Pál | ![]() |
53.42 | Q |
4 | ![]() |
53.50 | q | |
5 | Rosine Wallez | ![]() |
53.99 | |
6 | ![]() |
54.37 |
Heat 2[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Christiane Marquardt | ![]() |
52.12 | Q |
2 | Joslyn Hoyte | ![]() |
52.29 | Q |
3 | Gaby Bussmann | ![]() |
52.92 | Q |
4 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
53.33 | q |
5 | Marina Sidorova | ![]() |
53.72 | q |
6 | ![]() |
53.98 | ||
7 | Ibolya Petrika | ![]() |
54.01 |
Heat 3[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Christina Brehmer | ![]() |
51.71 | Q |
2 | Verona Elder | ![]() |
52.64 | Q |
3 | Pirjo Häggman | ![]() |
52.68 | Q |
4 | Elke Decker | ![]() |
52.97 | q |
5 | Catherine Delachanal | ![]() |
53.81 | |
6 | ![]() |
54.37 |
Heat 4[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mariya Kulchunova | ![]() |
51.55 | Q |
2 | Dagmar Fuhrmann | ![]() |
53.45 | Q |
3 | Donna Hartley | ![]() |
53.61 | Q |
4 | Silvia Schinzel | ![]() |
53.80 | |
5 | ![]() |
53.93 | ||
6 | ![]() |
54.00 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 13 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
Categories:
- Events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships
- 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships
- 1978 in women's athletics