The men's 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1978.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Franz-Peter Hofmeister West Germany
|
| Silver | Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia
|
| Bronze | Francis Demarthon France
|
Results edit
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany |
45.73 | |
 |
Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia |
45.77 | NR |
 |
Francis Demarthon | France |
45.97 | |
| 4 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany |
46.22 | |
| 5 | Terry Whitehead |  Great Britain |
46.23 | |
| 6 | Richard Ashton | Great Britain |
46.34 | |
| 7 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
46.69 | |
| Jerzy Pietrzyk |  Poland |
DNS |
Semi-finals edit
31 August
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | Poland |
46.27 | Q |
| 2 | Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia |
46.28 | Q |
| 3 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany |
46.33 | Q |
| 4 | Terry Whitehead | Great Britain |
46.69 | Q |
| 5 | Glen Cohen | Great Britain |
46.91 | |
| 6 | Eddy De Leeuw |  Belgium |
47.17 | |
| 7 | Stefano Malinverni |  Italy |
47.18 | |
| 8 | Maurice Volmar | France |
47.50 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
46.09 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany |
46.18 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Demarthon | France |
46.26 | Q |
| 4 | Richard Ashton | Great Britain |
46.32 | Q |
| 5 | Miroslav Tulis | Czechoslovakia |
46.37 | |
| 6 | Ryszard Podlas | Poland |
46.59 | |
| 7 | Viktor Burakov |  Soviet Union |
46.91 | |
| 8 | Jens Hansen |  Denmark |
47.35 |
Heats edit
30 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia |
46.33 | Q |
| 2 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | Poland |
46.75 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Burakov | Soviet Union |
47.18 | Q |
| 4 | Željko Knapić |  Yugoslavia |
47.51 | |
| 5 | Ornélien Gombault | France |
47.91 | |
| 6 | Mike Bayle |  Luxembourg |
48.71 | |
| 7 | Alfons Brijdenbach | Belgium |
53.05 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany |
46.28 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Ashton | Great Britain |
46.63 | Q |
| 3 | Miroslav Tulis | Czechoslovakia |
46.77 | Q |
| 4 | Maurice Volmar | France |
46.94 | q |
| 5 | Eddy De Leeuw | Belgium |
47.27 | q |
| 6 | Koen Gijsbers |  Netherlands |
47.65 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany |
46.57 | Q |
| 2 | Francis Demarthon | France |
46.73 | Q |
| 3 | Glen Cohen | Great Britain |
47.05 | Q |
| 4 | Jens Hansen | Denmark |
47.28 | q |
| 5 | Rijk Van den Berghe | Belgium |
47.55 | |
| 6 | Ossi Karttunen |  Finland |
48.02 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany |
46.50 | Q |
| 2 | Terry Whitehead | Great Britain |
46.61 | Q |
| 3 | Ryszard Podlas | Poland |
46.81 | Q |
| 4 | Stefano Malinverni | Italy |
47.03 | q |
| 5 | Markku Kukkoaho | Finland |
47.33 | |
| 6 | Frank Schaffer |  East Germany |
47.59 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (3)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (1)
Finland (2)
France (3)
Italy (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014