1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
Men's 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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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
Gold | Franz-Peter Hofmeister![]() |
Silver | Karel Kolář![]() |
Bronze | Francis Demarthon![]() |
Results
1 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | ![]() | 45.73 | |
![]() | Karel Kolář | ![]() | 45.77 | NR |
![]() | Francis Demarthon | ![]() | 45.97 | |
4 | Lothar Krieg | ![]() | 46.22 | |
5 | Terry Whitehead | ![]() | 46.23 | |
6 | Richard Ashton | ![]() | 46.34 | |
7 | Bernd Herrmann | ![]() | 46.69 | |
Jerzy Pietrzyk | ![]() | DNS |
Semi-finals
31 August
Semi-final 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | ![]() | 46.27 | Q |
2 | Karel Kolář | ![]() | 46.28 | Q |
3 | Lothar Krieg | ![]() | 46.33 | Q |
4 | Terry Whitehead | ![]() | 46.69 | Q |
5 | Glen Cohen | ![]() | 46.91 | |
6 | Eddy De Leeuw | ![]() | 47.17 | |
7 | Stefano Malinverni | ![]() | 47.18 | |
8 | Maurice Volmar | ![]() | 47.50 |
Semi-final 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bernd Herrmann | ![]() | 46.09 | Q |
2 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | ![]() | 46.18 | Q |
3 | Francis Demarthon | ![]() | 46.26 | Q |
4 | Richard Ashton | ![]() | 46.32 | Q |
5 | Miroslav Tulis | ![]() | 46.37 | |
6 | Ryszard Podlas | ![]() | 46.59 | |
7 | Viktor Burakov | ![]() | 46.91 | |
8 | Jens Hansen | ![]() | 47.35 |
Heats
30 August
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karel Kolář | ![]() | 46.33 | Q |
2 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | ![]() | 46.75 | Q |
3 | Viktor Burakov | ![]() | 47.18 | Q |
4 | Željko Knapić | ![]() | 47.51 | |
5 | Ornélien Gombault | ![]() | 47.91 | |
6 | Mike Bayle | ![]() | 48.71 | |
7 | Alfons Brijdenbach | ![]() | 53.05 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | ![]() | 46.28 | Q |
2 | Richard Ashton | ![]() | 46.63 | Q |
3 | Miroslav Tulis | ![]() | 46.77 | Q |
4 | Maurice Volmar | ![]() | 46.94 | q |
5 | Eddy De Leeuw | ![]() | 47.27 | q |
6 | Koen Gijsbers | ![]() | 47.65 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lothar Krieg | ![]() | 46.57 | Q |
2 | Francis Demarthon | ![]() | 46.73 | Q |
3 | Glen Cohen | ![]() | 47.05 | Q |
4 | Jens Hansen | ![]() | 47.28 | q |
5 | Rijk Van den Berghe | ![]() | 47.55 | |
6 | Ossi Karttunen | ![]() | 48.02 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bernd Herrmann | ![]() | 46.50 | Q |
2 | Terry Whitehead | ![]() | 46.61 | Q |
3 | Ryszard Podlas | ![]() | 46.81 | Q |
4 | Stefano Malinverni | ![]() | 47.03 | q |
5 | Markku Kukkoaho | ![]() | 47.33 | |
6 | Frank Schaffer | ![]() | 47.59 |
Participation
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
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014