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]

Medalists

GoldFranz-Peter Hofmeister
 West Germany
SilverKarel Kolář
 Czechoslovakia
BronzeFrancis Demarthon
 France

Results

1 September

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Franz-Peter Hofmeister West Germany45.73
Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia45.77NR
Francis Demarthon France45.97
4Lothar Krieg West Germany46.22
5Terry Whitehead Great Britain46.23
6Richard Ashton Great Britain46.34
7Bernd Herrmann West Germany46.69
Jerzy Pietrzyk PolandDNS

Semi-finals

31 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jerzy Pietrzyk Poland46.27Q
2Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia46.28Q
3Lothar Krieg West Germany46.33Q
4Terry Whitehead Great Britain46.69Q
5Glen Cohen Great Britain46.91
6Eddy De Leeuw Belgium47.17
7Stefano Malinverni Italy47.18
8Maurice Volmar France47.50

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Bernd Herrmann West Germany46.09Q
2Franz-Peter Hofmeister West Germany46.18Q
3Francis Demarthon France46.26Q
4Richard Ashton Great Britain46.32Q
5Miroslav Tulis Czechoslovakia46.37
6Ryszard Podlas Poland46.59
7Viktor Burakov Soviet Union46.91
8Jens Hansen Denmark47.35

Heats

30 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia46.33Q
2Jerzy Pietrzyk Poland46.75Q
3Viktor Burakov Soviet Union47.18Q
4Željko Knapić Yugoslavia47.51
5Ornélien Gombault France47.91
6Mike Bayle Luxembourg48.71
7Alfons Brijdenbach Belgium53.05

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Franz-Peter Hofmeister West Germany46.28Q
2Richard Ashton Great Britain46.63Q
3Miroslav Tulis Czechoslovakia46.77Q
4Maurice Volmar France46.94q
5Eddy De Leeuw Belgium47.27q
6Koen Gijsbers Netherlands47.65

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Lothar Krieg West Germany46.57Q
2Francis Demarthon France46.73Q
3Glen Cohen Great Britain47.05Q
4Jens Hansen Denmark47.28q
5Rijk Van den Berghe Belgium47.55
6Ossi Karttunen Finland48.02

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Bernd Herrmann West Germany46.50Q
2Terry Whitehead Great Britain46.61Q
3Ryszard Podlas Poland46.81Q
4Stefano Malinverni Italy47.03q
5Markku Kukkoaho Finland47.33
6Frank Schaffer East Germany47.59

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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