The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29, 30, and 31 August 1978.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Harald Schmid West Germany
|
| Silver | Dmitriy Stukalov Soviet Union
|
| Bronze | Vasiliy Arkhipenko Soviet Union
|
Results edit
Final edit
31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Harald Schmid | West Germany |
48.51 | CR |
 |
Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
49.72 | |
 |
Vasiliy Arkhipenko | Soviet Union |
49.77 | |
| 4 | Franz Meier |  Switzerland |
49.84 | |
| 5 | Harry Schulting |  Netherlands |
50.07 | |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Nallet |  France |
50.10 | |
| 7 | José Alonso |  Spain |
50.19 | |
| 8 | Horia Toboc |  Romania |
50.46 |
Semi-finals edit
30 August
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harald Schmid | West Germany |
50.07 | Q |
| 2 | José Alonso | Spain |
50.32 | Q |
| 3 | Horia Toboc | Romania |
50.42 | Q |
| 4 | Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.51 | Q |
| 5 | Stavros Tziortzis |  Greece |
50.83 | |
| 6 | Peter Haas | Switzerland |
51.29 | |
| 7 | Axel Salander | West Germany |
51.63 | |
| 8 | Yanko Bratanov |  Bulgaria |
52.39 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasiliy Arkhipenko | Soviet Union |
49.92 | Q |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
49.98 | Q |
| 3 | Franz Meier | Switzerland |
50.12 | Q |
| 4 | Harry Schulting | Netherlands |
50.22 | Q |
| 5 | Georgios Parris | Greece |
50.66 | |
| 6 | Rok Kopitar |  Yugoslavia |
50.98 | |
| 7 | Lars-Åke Welander |  Sweden |
50.99 | |
| 8 | Thomas Löwe | West Germany |
51.96 |
Heats edit
29 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitriy Stukalov | Soviet Union |
50.35 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Schulting | Netherlands |
50.39 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Haas | Switzerland |
50.45 | Q |
| 4 | José Carvalho |  Portugal |
51.02 | |
| 5 | Christer Gullstrand | Sweden |
51.03 | |
| 6 | Gary Oakes |  Great Britain |
52.08 | |
| 7 | Felix Rummele |  Austria |
52.13 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Löwe | West Germany |
50.34 | Q |
| 2 | Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria |
50.45 | Q |
| 3 | Horia Toboc | Romania |
50.75 | Q |
| 4 | Oleg Bulatkin | Soviet Union |
50.90 | |
| 5 | Claude Anicet | France |
51.68 | |
| 6 | Miroslav Kodejš |  Czechoslovakia |
51.98 | |
| 7 | Bill Hartley | Great Britain |
52.15 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harald Schmid | West Germany |
49.78 | Q |
| 2 | Rok Kopitar | Yugoslavia |
50.43 | Q |
| 3 | Georgios Parris | Greece |
50.45 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
50.49 | q |
| 5 | Alan Pascoe | Great Britain |
50.95 | |
| 6 | Ladislav Kárský | Czechoslovakia |
51.38 | |
| 7 | Lars Nilsen |  Denmark |
51.48 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasiliy Arkhipenko | Soviet Union |
50.15 | Q |
| 2 | José Alonso | Spain |
50.27 | Q |
| 3 | Stavros Tziortzis | Greece |
50.49 | Q |
| 4 | Axel Salander | West Germany |
50.55 | q |
| 5 | Franz Meier | Switzerland |
50.66 | q |
| 6 | Lars-Åke Welander | Sweden |
50.72 | q |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
France (2)
Greece (2)
Netherlands (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
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