1978 World Aquatics Championships
1978 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
3 m | ||
10 m | ||
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | ||
400 m | ||
800 m | ||
1500 m | ||
Backstroke | ||
100 m | ||
200 m | ||
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | ||
200 m | ||
Butterfly | ||
100 m | ||
200 m | ||
Individual medley | ||
200 m | ||
400 m | ||
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | ||
4×200 m | ||
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | ||
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | ||
Duet | ||
Team | ||
Tournament | men | |
The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978.
Medal table[]
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | United States | 23 | 14 | 7 | 44* |
2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | East Germany | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
6 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
- Record(*)
Results[]
Diving[]
- Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Phil Boggs (USA) | Falk Hoffmann (GDR) | Giorgio Cagnotto (ITA) |
10 m platform | Greg Louganis (USA) | Falk Hoffmann (GDR) | Vladimir Aleynik (URS) |
- Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Irina Kalinina (URS) | Cynthia Potter (USA) | Jennifer Chandler (USA) |
10 m platform | Irina Kalinina (URS) | Martina Jäschke (GDR) | Melissa Briley (USA) |
Swimming[]
- Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle | David McCagg (USA) | Jim Montgomery (USA) | Klaus Steinbach (FRG) |
200 m freestyle | Bill Forrester (USA) | Rowdy Gaines (USA) | Sergey Kopliakov (URS) |
400 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | Jeff Float (USA) | Bill Forrester (USA) |
1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | Borut Petrič (YUG) | Bobby Hackett (USA) |
100 m backstroke | Bob Jackson (USA) | Peter Rocca (USA) | Romulo Arantes (BRA) |
200 m backstroke | Jesse Vassallo (USA) | Gary Hurring (NZL) | Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) |
100 m breaststroke | Walter Kusch (FRG) | Graham Smith (CAN) | Gerald Mörken (FRG) |
200 m breaststroke | Nick Nevid (USA) | Arsens Miskarovs (URS) | Walter Kusch (FRG) |
100 m butterfly | Joe Bottom (USA) | Greg Jagenburg (USA) | Pär Arvidsson (SWE) |
200 m butterfly | Mike Bruner (USA) | Steve Gregg (USA) | Roger Pyttel (GDR) |
200 m individual medley | Graham Smith (CAN) | Jesse Vassallo (USA) | Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) |
400 m individual medley | Jesse Vassallo (USA) | Sergey Fesenko (URS) | András Hargitay (HUN) |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Jack Babashoff Rowdy Gaines Jim Montgomery David McCagg |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Klaus Steinbach |
Sweden (SWE) Per Holmertz Dan Larsson Per-Ola Quist Per-Alvar Magnusson |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Bruce Furniss Bill Forrester Bobby Hackett Rowdy Gaines |
Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Rusin Andrey Krylov Vladimir Salnikov Sergey Kopliakov |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Karsken Lippmann Frank Wennmann |
4 × 100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Bob Jackson Nick Nevid Joe Bottom David McCagg |
West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Andreas Schmidt |
Great Britain (GBR) Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith |
- Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle | Barbara Krause (GDR) | Lene Jenssen (NOR) | Larisa Tsaryova (URS) |
200 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | Barbara Krause (GDR) | Larisa Tsaryova (URS) |
400 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | Kim Linehan (USA) |
800 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) | Kim Linehan (USA) |
100 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) | Birgit Treiber (GDR) | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
200 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) | Birgit Treiber (GDR) | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
100 m breaststroke | Yuliya Bogdanova (URS) | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | Margaret Kelly (GBR) |
200 m breaststroke | Lina Kačiušytė (URS) | Yuliya Bogdanova (URS) | Susanne Nielsson (DEN) |
100 m butterfly | Joan Pennington (USA) | Andrea Pollack (GDR) | Wendy Quirk (CAN) |
200 m butterfly | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | Nancy Hogshead (USA) | Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
200 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | Joan Pennington (USA) | Ulrike Tauber (GDR) |
400 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) | Ulrike Tauber (GDR) | Petra Schneider (GDR) |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
East Germany (GDR) Heike Witt Caren Metschuck Barbara Krause Petra Priemer |
Canada (CAN) Gail Amundrud Nancy Garapick Sue Sloan Wendy Quirk |
4 × 100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Joan Pennington Cynthia Woodhead |
East Germany (GDR) Birgit Treiber Ramona Reinke Andrea Pollack Barbara Krause |
Soviet Union (URS) Elena Kruglova Yuliya Bogdanova Irina Aksenova Larisa Tsaryova |
Synchronised swimming[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Solo routine | Helen Vanderburg (CAN) | (USA) | (JPN) |
Duet routine | Michelle Calkins (CAN) Helen Vanderburg (CAN) |
(JPN) (JPN) |
(USA) (USA) |
Team routine | United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | Canada (CAN) |
Water polo[]
- Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Team | Italy | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
External links[]
Categories:
- 1978 World Aquatics Championships
- FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 1978 in water sports
- Sports competitions in West Berlin
- 1970s in West Berlin
- International aquatics competitions hosted by Germany
- International sports competitions hosted by West Germany