1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
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]
| 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 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister |
| Silver | Karel Kolář |
| Bronze | Francis Demarthon |
Results
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.17 | |
| 7 | Stefano Malinverni |  | 47.18 | |
| 8 | Maurice Volmar | | 47.50 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Kolář | | 46.33 | Q |
| 2 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | | 46.75 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Burakov | | 47.18 | Q |
| 4 | Željko Knapić | .svg.png){kind=small} | 47.51 | |
| 5 | Ornélien Gombault | | 47.91 | |
| 6 | Mike Bayle |  | 48.71 | |
| 7 | Alfons Brijdenbach | | 53.05 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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