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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| 12th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The logo of the 1978 European Athletics Championships | |
| Dates | 29 August – 3 September |
| Host city | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Venue | Stadion Evžena Rošického |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 40 |
| Participation | 1004 athletes from 29 nations |
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.[9]
Men's results
editComplete results were published.[10]
Track
edit1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
- nb1 Pietro Mennea ran 10.19 in the heats, which was a new championship record.
Field
edit1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
†: In shot put, Yevgeniy Mironov initially finished second (20.87m), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules.[9]
Women's results
editTrack
edit1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
- nb1 Grażyna Rabsztyn (Poland), who was disqualified in the final, ran a championship record of 12.60 in the semifinal.
Field
edit1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Sara Simeoni Italy |
2.01 m WR= – CR | Rosemarie Ackermann East Germany |
1.99 m | Brigitte Holzapfel West Germany |
1.95 m |
| Long jump [nb1] |
Vilma Bardauskienė Soviet Union |
6.88 m | Angela Voigt East Germany |
6.79 m | Jarmila Nygrýnová Czechoslovakia |
6.69 m |
| Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek East Germany |
21.41 m CR | Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia |
20.86 m | Margitta Droese East Germany |
20.58 m |
| Discus throw |
Evelin Jahl East Germany |
66.98 m | Margitta Droese East Germany |
64.04 m | Natalya Gorbachova Soviet Union |
63.58 m |
| Javelin throw |
Ruth Fuchs East Germany |
69.16 m CR | Tessa Sanderson Great Britain |
62.40 m | Ute Hommola East Germany |
62.32 m |
| ‡Pentathlon |
Margit Papp Hungary |
4655 pts | Burglinde Pollak East Germany |
4600 pts | Kristine Nitzsche East Germany |
4599 pts |
‡: In pentathlon, Nadiya Tkachenko (URS) initially finished 1st (4744pts), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules.[9]
- nb1 Vilma Bardauskienė broke the world record with a jump 7.09 metres in the qualification round.
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Czechoslovakia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)* | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 40 | 41 | 39 | 120 | |
Participation
editAccording 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.[11] The significantly higher official number might include coaches and/or officials.
Austria (11)
Belgium (31)
Bulgaria (24)
Cyprus (1)
Czechoslovakia (82)
Denmark (10)
East Germany (72)
Finland (33)
France (51)
Gibraltar (1)
Greece (13)
Hungary (25)
Iceland (5)
Ireland (9)
Italy (43)
Liechtenstein (2)
Luxembourg (6)
Netherlands (25)
Norway (16)
Poland (46)
Portugal (4)
Romania (24)
Soviet Union (92)
Spain (16)
Sweden (31)
Switzerland (21)
Turkey (5)
Great Britain (69)
West Germany (64)
Yugoslavia (14)
References
edit- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 29, 1978), Moscow Czechmate?, Glasgow Herald, p. 23, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hostility flares in 'peace' Games, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1978, p. 22, retrieved November 24, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Wells faster than Borzow ... but watch Mennea, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Foster run out of the medals, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Beaten, now Wells may not run 200, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Come to Russia, with love..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 1, 1978), Ovett, Coe and Thompson lose, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 4, 1978), "Gold at last – thanks to Ovett", Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ a b c 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 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018, retrieved September 13, 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, p. 4, retrieved 13 August 2014