1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[1] The final was held on 3 September 1978.
| Events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
Medalists
| Gold | Steve Ovett |
| Silver | Eamonn Coghlan |
| Bronze | David Moorcroft |
Results
Final
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steve Ovett | | 3:35.59 | CR |
 | Eamonn Coghlan | | 3:36.57 | |
 | David Moorcroft | | 3:36.70 | |
| 4 | Thomas Wessinghage |  | 3:37.19 | |
| 5 | Antti Loikkanen |  | 3:37.54 | |
| 6 | José Marajo |  | 3:38.20 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Straub |  | 3:38.88 | |
| 8 | John Robson | | 3:39.6 | |
| 9 | Olaf Beyer | | 3:39.7 | |
| 10 | Francis Gonzalez | | 3:40.1 | |
| 11 | Rolf Gysin |  | 3:41.0 | |
| 12 | Jozef Plachý |  | 3:42.2 |
Heats
1 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eamonn Coghlan | | 3:39.98 | Q |
| 2 | David Moorcroft | | 3:40.0 | Q |
| 3 | Olaf Beyer | | 3:40.1 | Q |
| 4 | Thomas Wessinghage | | 3:40.1 | q |
| 5 | José Marajo | | 3:40.6 | q |
| 6 | Valeriy Abramov |  | 3:40.9 | |
| 7 | Bernhard Vifian | | 3:42.5 | |
| 8 | Robert Nemeth |  | 3:44.1 | |
| 9 | Ari Paunonen | | 3:45.0 | |
| 10 | José Manuel Abascal | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3:47.6 | |
| 11 | Marcel Pierrard |  | 3:52.8 | |
| Klaas Lok |  | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ovett | | 3:42.94 | Q |
| 2 | Jürgen Straub | | 3:43.1 | Q |
| 3 | Rolf Gysin | | 3:43.2 | Q |
| 4 | Marc Nevens | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3:43.2 | |
| 5 | Ray Flynn | | 3:44.1 | |
| 6 | Dietmar Millonig | | 3:44.8 | |
| 7 | Vladimir Sheronov | | 3:45.1 | |
| 8 | Günther Hasler |  | 3:46.7 | |
| 9 | Philippe Dien | | 3:47.4 | |
| 10 | Björn Nilsson |  | 3:47.9 | |
| 11 | Jón Didriksson |  | 3:48.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antti Loikkanen | | 3:39.66 | Q |
| 2 | John Robson | | 3:40.0 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Gonzalez | | 3:40.4 | Q |
| 4 | Jozef Plachý | | 3:40.6 | q |
| 5 | Pierre Délèze | | 3:40.7 | |
| 6 | Günther Ruth | | 3:41.4 | |
| 7 | Lars Ericsson | | 3:42.5 | |
| 8 | Valeriy Toropov | | 3:45.1 | |
| 9 | Sermet Timurlenk |  | 3:45.8 | |
| 10 | Fotios Kourtis |  | 3:45.9 | |
| Karl Fleschen | | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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See also
- 1974 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Rome)
- 1976 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Montreal)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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