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1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Bronisław Malinowski Poland |
| Silver | Patriz Ilg West Germany |
| Bronze | Ismo Toukonen Finland |
Results
Final
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronisław Malinowski | Poland | 8:15.08 | ||
| Patriz Ilg | West Germany | 8:16.92 | ||
| Ismo Toukonen | Finland | 8:18.29 | ||
| 4 | Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:19.01 | |
| 5 | Paul Copu | Romania | 8:20.41 | |
| 6 | Vasile Bichea | Romania | 8:24.86 | |
| 7 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | 8:38.0 | |
| 8 | Manfred Schoeneberg | West Germany | 8:40.1 | |
| 9 | Giuseppe Gerbi | Italy | 8:42.8 | |
| 10 | Dennis Coates | Great Britain | 8:44.0 | |
| 11 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | Poland | 8:46.4 | |
| 12 | Vladimir Lisovskiy | Soviet Union | 9:00.5 |
Heats
1 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Gerbi | Italy | 8:29.10 | Q |
| 2 | Ismo Toukonen | Finland | 8:29.5 | Q |
| 3 | Krzysztof Wesołowski | Poland | 8:30.0 | Q |
| 4 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | 8:31.94 | q |
| 5 | Manfred Schoeneberg | West Germany | 8:34.2 | q |
| 6 | Dan Glans | Sweden | 8:34.5 | |
| 7 | Dan Betini | Romania | 8:34.9 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Filonov | Soviet Union | 8:39.0 | |
| 9 | Paul Thys | Belgium | 8:43.8 | |
| 10 | Wolfgang Konrad | Austria | 8:43.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Copu | Romania | 8:33.29 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:33.7 | Q |
| 3 | Dennis Coates | Great Britain | 8:34.7 | Q |
| 4 | Serhiy Olizarenko | Soviet Union | 8:36.7 | |
| 5 | Roberto Volpi | Italy | 8:39.1 | |
| 6 | Dušan Moravčík | Czechoslovakia | 8:43.2 | |
| 7 | Kazimierz Maranda | Poland | 8:48.4 | |
| 8 | Bruno Lafranchi | Switzerland | 8:51.7 | |
| 9 | Christer Ström | Sweden | 8:53.8 | |
| 10 | Hans Koeleman | Netherlands | 8:59.6 | |
| 11 | Domingo Ramón | Spain | 9:07.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile Bichea | Romania | 8:25.43 | Q |
| 2 | Bronisław Malinowski | Poland | 8:25.58 | Q |
| 3 | Patriz Ilg | West Germany | 8:30.4 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Lisovskiy | Soviet Union | 8:31.4 | q |
| 5 | Gerhard Wetzig | East Germany | 8:36.1 | |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Lemire | France | 8:38.0 | |
| 7 | Antonio Campos | Spain | 8:38.2 | |
| 8 | Milan Slovák | Czechoslovakia | 8:41.4 | |
| 9 | Tapio Kantanen | Finland | 8:46.0 | |
| 10 | John Davies | Great Britain | 8:57.4 | |
| 11 | Jan Hagelbrandt | Sweden | 9:21.1 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- East Germany (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Italy (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Poland (3)
- Romania (3)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (3)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (3)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014