1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29, 30, and 31 August 1978.[1]

Medalists

GoldMarita Koch
 East Germany
SilverChristina Brehmer
 East Germany
BronzeIrena Szewińska
 Poland

Results

Final

31 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Marita Koch East Germany48.94WR
Christina Brehmer East Germany50.38
Irena Szewińska Poland50.40
4Mariya Kulchunova Soviet Union51.25
5Christiane Marquardt East Germany51.99
6Donna Hartley Great Britain52.31
7Pirjo Häggman Finland52.46
8Verona Elder Great Britain52.53

Semi-finals

30 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Marita Koch East Germany51.76Q
2Mariya Kulchunova Soviet Union51.88Q
3Donna Hartley Great Britain52.14Q
4Pirjo Häggman Finland52.24Q
5Elke Decker West Germany52.92
6Joslyn Hoyte Great Britain52.95
7Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia53.93
8Patricia Darbonville France54.47

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Christina Brehmer East Germany52.01Q
2Christiane Marquardt East Germany52.29Q
3Irena Szewińska Poland52.37Q
4Verona Elder Great Britain52.65Q
5Gaby Bussmann West Germany52.66
6Dagmar Fuhrmann West Germany53.23
7Ilona Pál Hungary53.50
8Marina Sidorova Soviet Union54.08

Heats

29 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Marita Koch East Germany52.95Q
2Irena Szewińska Poland53.14Q
3Ilona Pál Hungary53.42Q
4Patricia Darbonville France53.50q
5Rosine Wallez Belgium53.99
6Anne Aren Sweden54.37

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Christiane Marquardt East Germany52.12Q
2Joslyn Hoyte Great Britain52.29Q
3Gaby Bussmann West Germany52.92Q
4Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia53.33q
5Marina Sidorova Soviet Union53.72q
6Yvonne Hannus Finland53.98
7Ibolya Petrika Hungary54.01

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Christina Brehmer East Germany51.71Q
2Verona Elder Great Britain52.64Q
3Pirjo Häggman Finland52.68Q
4Elke Decker West Germany52.97q
5Catherine Delachanal France53.81
6Truus van Amstel Netherlands54.37

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Mariya Kulchunova Soviet Union51.55Q
2Dagmar Fuhrmann West Germany53.45Q
3Donna Hartley Great Britain53.61Q
4Silvia Schinzel Austria53.80
5Rozalia Halmosi Hungary53.93
6Eva Ráková Czechoslovakia54.00

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References

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