1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 August 1978.[1]

Medalists

GoldMartti Vainio
 Finland
SilverVenanzio Ortis
 Italy
BronzeAleksandras Antipovas
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

29 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Martti Vainio Finland27:30.99NR CR
Venanzio Ortis Italy27:31.48
Aleksandras Antipovas Soviet Union27:31.50NR
4Brendan Foster Great Britain27:32.65
5Dave Black Great Britain27:36.27
6Gerard Tebroke Netherlands27:36.64NR
7Ilie Floroiu Romania27:40.06NR
8Enn Sellik Soviet Union27:40.61
9Knut Kvalheim Norway27:41.26
10Jerzy Kowol Poland27:53.61NR
11John Treacy Ireland28:17.0
12Léon Schots Belgium28:19.6
13Cătălin Andreica Romania28:29.4
14Mike McLeod Great Britain28:38.0
15Øyvind Dahl Norway28:43.2
16Frank Grillaert Belgium28:43.5
17Ryszard Kopijasz Poland28:44.2
18Karel Lismont Belgium28:49.2
19Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany28:58.9
20Karel Gába Czechoslovakia29:56.3
Pierre Levisse FranceDNF
Detlef Uhlemann West GermanyDNF
Jos Hermens NetherlandsDNF
Paul Copu RomaniaDNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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