The men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August, and 1 September 1978.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Pietro Mennea Italy
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| Silver | Olaf Prenzler East Germany
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| Bronze | Peter Muster Switzerland
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Results edit
Final edit
1 September Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Pietro Mennea | Italy |
20.16 | CR |
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Olaf Prenzler | East Germany |
20.61 | |
 |
Peter Muster | Switzerland |
20.64 | |
| 4 | Leszek Dunecki |  Poland |
20.68 | |
| 5 | Pascal Barré |  France |
20.70 | |
| 6 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland |
20.74 | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Aksinin |  Soviet Union |
20.87 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
20.92 |
Semi-finals edit
31 August
Semi-final 1 edit
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | Italy |
20.40 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Muster | Switzerland |
20.63 | Q |
| 3 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
20.64 | Q |
| 4 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany |
20.69 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union |
20.74 | |
| 6 | Joseph Arame | France |
21.08 | |
| 7 | Antti Rajamäki |  Finland |
21.19 | |
| 8 | Martin Pelach |  Czechoslovakia |
21.59 |
Semi-final 2 edit
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Barré | France |
20.96 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Bulgaria |
20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union |
21.08 | Q |
| 4 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland |
21.10 | Q |
| 5 | Luis Sarría |  Spain |
21.24 | |
| 6 | Dragan Zarić |  Yugoslavia |
21.28 | |
| 7 | David Jenkins |  Great Britain |
21.59 | |
| Klaus Thiele | East Germany |
DNF |
Heats edit
31 August
Heat 1 edit
Wind: 0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | Italy |
20.70 | Q |
| 2 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland |
21.01 | Q |
| 3 | Dragan Zarić | Yugoslavia |
21.13 | Q |
| 4 | David Jenkins | Great Britain |
21.16 | Q |
| 5 | Roland Bombardella |  Luxembourg |
21.17 | |
| 6 | Lambert Micha |  Belgium |
21.36 |
Heat 2 edit
Wind: -1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union |
20.97 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Arame | France |
21.32 | Q |
| 3 | Antti Rajamäki | Finland |
21.34 | Q |
| 4 | Klaus Thiele | East Germany |
21.36 | Q |
| 5 | Luděk Bohman | Czechoslovakia |
21.39 | |
| 6 | Mike Bayle | Luxembourg |
21.48 | |
| 7 | Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson |  Iceland |
21.80 |
Heat 3 edit
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Barré | France |
20.78 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union |
20.98 | Q |
| 3 | Luis Sarría | Spain |
21.18 | Q |
| 4 | Martin Pelach | Czechoslovakia |
21.48 | Q |
| 5 | Pavel Pavlov | Bulgaria |
21.50 | |
| Renno Roelandt | Belgium |
DNF |
Heat 4 edit
Wind: 0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland |
20.82 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Bulgaria |
20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany |
20.97 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Muster | Switzerland |
21.04 | Q |
| 5 | Trevor Hoyte | Great Britain |
21.24 | |
| 6 | Patrick Barré | France |
21.27 | |
| 7 | Marián Králik | Czechoslovakia |
21.47 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Czechoslovakia (3)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Iceland (1)
Italy (1)
Luxembourg (2)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (2)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014