1978 European Athletics Championships

12th European Athletics Championships #E0ECF8 1978prague.jpg 179 The logo of the 1978 European Athletics Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 29 August – 3 September Stadion Evžena Rošického Senior Outdoor 29 1004 40 1974 Rome 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. Hubbard Alan August 29, 1978 Moscow Czechmate? https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KLdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2453%2C6110938 Glasgow Herald 23 September 13, 2014 August 30, 1978 Hostility flares in 'peace' Games https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KbdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4138%2C6385428 Glasgow Herald 22 November 24, 2014 Hubbard Alan August 30, 1978 Wells faster than Borzow ... but watch Mennea https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KbdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3347%2C6386837 Glasgow Herald 22 September 13, 2014 Hubbard Alan August 30, 1978 Foster run out of the medals https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KbdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6215%2C6385855 Glasgow Herald 22 September 13, 2014 Hubbard Alan August 31, 1978 Beaten, now Wells may not run 200 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4032%2C6600413 Glasgow Herald 18 September 13, 2014 Hubbard Alan August 31, 1978 Come to Russia, with love... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6266%2C6600271 Glasgow Herald 18 September 13, 2014 Hubbard Alan September 1, 1978 Ovett, Coe and Thompson lose https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OAI-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=cUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5656%2C320124 Glasgow Herald 28 September 13, 2014 Hubbard Alan September 4, 1978 Gold at last – thanks to Ovett https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OgI-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=cUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2467%2C748692 Glasgow Herald 18 September 13, 2014 There were a number of disqualifications because of infringements of IAAF doping rules resulting in 18-month bans for shot putter Yevgeniy Mironov, javelin thrower Vasiliy Yershov, and pentathletes Nadiya Tkachenko and Yekaterina Gordiyenko, all competing for the Soviet Union, as well as shot putter Elena Stoyanova from Bulgaria. 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 http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1979/ore140/ore140o.pdf IAAF 353–354 September 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20180725171426/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1979/ore140/ore140o.pdf July 25, 2018 dead Men's results Complete results were published. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 427–435 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065117/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 6 October 2014 Track 1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 | 100 metres MenPietro MenneaItaly10.27nb1 nb1 nb1Eugen Ray 10.36Vladimir Ignatenko10.37200 metres MenPietro MenneaItaly20.16 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsOlaf Prenzler20.61Peter MusterSwitzerland20.64400 metres MenFranz-Peter Hofmeister45.73Karel Kolář 45.77Francis DemarthonFrance45.97800 metres MenOlaf Beyer1:43.84 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsSteve OvettGreat Britain1:44.09Sebastian CoeGreat Britain1:44.761500 metres MenSteve OvettGreat Britain3:35.59 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsEamonn Coghlan3:36.57David MoorcroftGreat Britain3:36.705000 metres MenVenanzio OrtisItaly13:28.57Markus RyffelSwitzerlandAleksandr Fedotkin13:28.6610,000 metres MenMartti Vainio27:30.99 CR European Athletics Championships, NRVenanzio OrtisItaly27:31.48Aleksandras Antipovas27:31.50Marathon MenLeonid Moseyev2:11:57.5 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNikolay Penzin2:11:59.0Karel LismontBelgium2:12:07.7110 metres hurdles MenThomas Munkelt13.54Jan PustyPoland13.55Arto Bryggare13.56400 metres hurdles MenHarald Schmid48.51 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsDmitriy Stukalov49.72Vasyl Arkhypenko49.773000 metres steeplechase MenBronislaw MalinowskiPoland8:15.08Patriz Ilg8:16.92Ismo Toukonen8:18.2920 kilometres walk MenRoland Wieser1:23:11.5 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsPyotr Pochynchuk1:23:43.0Anatoliy Solomin1:24:11.550 kilometres walk MenJorge LlopartSpain 19773:53:29.9 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsVeniamin Soldatenko3:55:12.1Jan OrnochPoland3:55:15.94 × 100 metres relay MenPolandZenon Nowosz Zenon Licznerski Leszek Dunecki Marian Woronin 38.58 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsManfred Kokot Eugen Ray Olaf Prenzler Alexander Thieme 38.78Sergey Vladimirtsev Nikolay Kolesnikov Aleksandr Aksinin Vladimir Ignatenko 38.824 × 400 metres relay MenMartin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid 3:02.03 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsPoland Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas 3:03.62Josef Lomický František Brečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář 3:04.99 nb1 nb1 nb1 Pietro Mennea ran 10.19 in the heats, which was a new championship record. Field 1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 | High jump MenVladimir Yashchenko2.30 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAleksandr Grigoryev2.28 mRolf Beilschmidt2.28 mPole vault MenVladimir Trofimenko5.55 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAntti Kalliomäki5.50 mRauli Pudas5.45 mLong jump MenJacques RousseauFrance8.18 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNenad Stekić8.12 mVladimir Tsepelyov8.01 mTriple jump MenMiloš Srejović16.94 mViktor Saneyev16.93 mAnatoliy Piskulin16.87 m†Shot put MenUdo Beyer21.08 m =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsAleksandr Baryshnikov20.68 mWolfgang Schmidt20.30 mDiscus throw MenWolfgang Schmidt66.82 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsMarkku Tuokko64.90 mImrich Bugár64.66 mHammer throw MenYuriy Sedykh77.28 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsRoland Steuk77.24 mKarl-Hans Riehm77.02 mJavelin throw MenMichael Wessing89.12 mNikolay Grebniev87.82 mWolfgang Hanisch87.66 mDecathlon MenAleksandr Grebenyuk8340 pts CR European Athletics ChampionshipsDaley ThompsonGreat Britain8289 ptsSiegfried Stark8208 pts †: In shot put, Yevgeniy Mironov initially finished second (20.87m), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules. Women's results Track 1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 | 100 metres WomenMarlies Göhr11.13 =CR European Athletics ChampionshipsLinda HaglundSweden11.29Lyudmila Maslakova11.31200 metres WomenLyudmila Kondratyeva22.52Marlies Göhr22.53Carla Bodendorf22.64400 metres WomenMarita Koch48.94 WR – CR European Athletics ChampionshipsChristina Brehmer50.38Irena SzewińskaPoland50.40800 metres WomenTatyana Providokhina1:55.80 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNadezhda Mushta1:55.82Zoya Rigel1:56.571500 metres WomenGiana Romanova3:59.01 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNatalia MărășescuRomania 19653:59.77Totka PetrovaBulgaria 19714:00.153000 metres WomenSvetlana Ulmasova8:33.16 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsNatalia MărășescuRomania 19658:33.53Grete Waitz8:34.33100 metres hurdles Womennb1 nb1 nb1Johanna Klier12.62Tatyana Anisimova12.67Gudrun Berend12.73400 metres hurdles WomenTatyana Zelentsova54.89Silvia Hollmann55.14Karin Roßley55.364 × 100 metres relay WomenVera Anisimova Lyudmila Maslakova Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Storozhkova 42.54Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia LannamanGreat Britain 42.72Johanna Klier Monika Hamann Carla Bodendorf Marlies Göhr 43.074 × 400 metres relay WomenChristiane Marquardt Barbara Krug Christina Brehmer Marita Koch 3:21.20 CR European Athletics ChampionshipsTatyana Prorochenko Nadezhda Mushta Tatyana Providokhina Mariya Kulchunova3:22.53Małgorzata Grajewska Krystyna Kacperczyk Genowefa Błaszak Irena SzewińskaPoland3:26.76 nb1 nb1 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 | High jump WomenSara SimeoniItaly2.01 m WR= – CR European Athletics ChampionshipsRosemarie Ackermann1.99 mBrigitte Holzapfel1.95 mLong jump Women nb1 nb1 nb1Vilma Bardauskienė6.88 mAngela Voigt6.79 mJarmila Nygrýnová6.69 mShot put WomenIlona Slupianek21.41 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsHelena Fibingerová20.86 mMargitta Droese20.58 mDiscus throw WomenEvelin Jahl66.98 mMargitta Droese64.04 mNatalya Gorbachova63.58 mJavelin throw WomenRuth Fuchs69.16 m CR European Athletics ChampionshipsTessa SandersonGreat Britain62.40 mUte Hommola62.32 m‡Pentathlon WomenMargit Papp4655 ptsBurglinde Pollak4600 ptsKristine Nitzsche4599 pts ‡: In pentathlon, Nadiya Tkachenko (URS) initially finished 1st (4744pts), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules. nb1 nb1 nb1 Vilma Bardauskienė broke the world record with a jump 7.09 metres in the qualification round. Medal table TCH 12 12 10 12 10 11 4 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 ESP 1977 0 2 3 yes 0 2 0 ROU 1965 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 BUL 1971 0 0 1 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. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 4 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065117/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 6 October 2014 The significantly higher official number might include coaches and/or officials. 22em AUT (11) BEL (31) BUL 1971 (24) CYP 1960 (1) TCH (82) DEN (10) GDR (72) FIN (33) FRA (51) GIB ensign1939 (1) GBR (69) GRE old (13) HUN (25) ISL (5) IRL (9) ITA (43) LIE (2) LUX (6) NED (25) NOR (16) POL 1928 (46) POR (4) ROU 1965 (24) URS 1955 (92) ESP 1977 Spain (16) SWE (31) SUI (21) TUR (5) FRG (64) SFR Yugoslavia (14) References External links The EAA Official Website Athletix Category:European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:International athletics competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Athletics Championships Athletics Championships Athletics Championships Category:1970s in Prague