The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Bronisław Malinowski Poland
|
| Silver | Patriz Ilg West Germany
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| Bronze | Ismo Toukonen Finland
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Results edit
Final edit
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bronisław Malinowski | Poland |
8:15.08 | |
 |
Patriz Ilg | West Germany |
8:16.92 | |
 |
Ismo Toukonen | Finland |
8:18.29 | |
| 4 | Michael Karst | West Germany |
8:19.01 | |
| 5 | Paul Copu |  Romania |
8:20.41 | |
| 6 | Vasile Bichea | Romania |
8:24.86 | |
| 7 | František Bartoš |  Czechoslovakia |
8:38.0 | |
| 8 | Manfred Schoeneberg | West Germany |
8:40.1 | |
| 9 | Giuseppe Gerbi |  Italy |
8:42.8 | |
| 10 | Dennis Coates |  Great Britain |
8:44.0 | |
| 11 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | Poland |
8:46.4 | |
| 12 | Vladimir Lisovskiy |  Soviet Union |
9:00.5 |
Heats edit
1 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Gerbi | Italy |
8:29.10 | Q |
| 2 | Ismo Toukonen | Finland |
8:29.5 | Q |
| 3 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | Poland |
8:30.0 | Q |
| 4 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia |
8:31.94 | q |
| 5 | Manfred Schoeneberg | West Germany |
8:34.2 | q |
| 6 | Dan Glans |  Sweden |
8:34.5 | |
| 7 | Dan Betini | Romania |
8:34.9 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Filonov | Soviet Union |
8:39.0 | |
| 9 | Paul Thys |  Belgium |
8:43.8 | |
| 10 | Wolfgang Konrad |  Austria |
8:43.9 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Copu | Romania |
8:33.29 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Karst | West Germany |
8:33.7 | Q |
| 3 | Dennis Coates | Great Britain |
8:34.7 | Q |
| 4 | Serhiy Olizarenko | Soviet Union |
8:36.7 | |
| 5 | Roberto Volpi | Italy |
8:39.1 | |
| 6 | Dušan Moravčík | Czechoslovakia |
8:43.2 | |
| 7 | Kazimierz Maranda | Poland |
8:48.4 | |
| 8 | Bruno Lafranchi |  Switzerland |
8:51.7 | |
| 9 | Christer Ström | Sweden |
8:53.8 | |
| 10 | Hans Koeleman |  Netherlands |
8:59.6 | |
| 11 | Domingo Ramón |  Spain |
9:07.8 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile Bichea | Romania |
8:25.43 | Q |
| 2 | Bronisław Malinowski | Poland |
8:25.58 | Q |
| 3 | Patriz Ilg | West Germany |
8:30.4 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Lisovskiy | Soviet Union |
8:31.4 | q |
| 5 | Gerhard Wetzig |  East Germany |
8:36.1 | |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Lemire |  France |
8:38.0 | |
| 7 | Antonio Campos | Spain |
8:38.2 | |
| 8 | Milan Slovák | Czechoslovakia |
8:41.4 | |
| 9 | Tapio Kantanen | Finland |
8:46.0 | |
| 10 | John Davies | Great Britain |
8:57.4 | |
| 11 | Jan Hagelbrandt | Sweden |
9:21.1 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (3)
East Germany (1)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Italy (2)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014