| 1978 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Madrid, Spain |
| Start date | 10 October 1978 |
| End date | 12 October 1978 |
The 1978 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships is the 1st edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, which took place from 10 to 12 October 1978 in Madrid, Spain. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| All-Around | Galina Shugurova  Soviet Union | Irina Deriugina Soviet Union | Susana Mendizábal  Spain |
| Rope | Galina Shugurova Soviet Union | Irina Deriugina Soviet Union | Kristina Guiourova  Bulgaria |
| Ball | Irina Deriugina Soviet Union | Galina Shugurova Soviet Union | Kristina Guiourova Bulgaria |
| Ribbon | Galina Shugurova Soviet Union | Irina Deriugina Soviet Union Daniela Bošanská  Czechoslovakia | none awarded |
| Groups | |||
| All-Around |  Bulgaria Krasimira Vasileva Maya Georgieva |  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
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