1978 World Aquatics Championships

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3rd FINA World Championships
Host city Berlin, West Germany
Date(s)August 20–28, 1978
A German stamp dedicated to the 1978 World Aquatics Championships Stamps of Germany (Berlin) 1978, MiNr 571.jpg
A German stamp dedicated to the 1978 World Aquatics Championships

The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978. Women's Water Polo competed as an exhibition sport.

Contents

Medal table

PlaceNationGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 23*14744
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 64616
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3159
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2002
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 110415
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1247
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1012
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0213
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0123
10Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0112
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0101
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0022
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0011
Total373737111

Results

Diving

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboardFlag of the United States.svg  Phil Boggs  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Falk Hoffmann  (GDR)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Cagnotto  (ITA)
10 m platformFlag of the United States.svg  Greg Louganis  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Falk Hoffmann  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Aleynik  (URS)
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboardFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Kalinina  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Cynthia Potter  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Chandler  (USA)
10 m platformFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Kalinina  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Jäschke  (GDR)Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Briley  (USA)

Swimming

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  David McCagg  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Montgomery  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Steinbach  (FRG)
200 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Bill Forrester  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Rowdy Gaines  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Kopliakov  (URS)
400 m freestyleFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Salnikov  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Float  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Bill Forrester  (USA)
1500 m freestyleFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Salnikov  (URS)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Borut Petrič  (YUG)Flag of the United States.svg  Bobby Hackett  (USA)
100 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Jackson  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Peter Rocca  (USA)Flag of Brazil.svg  Romulo Arantes  (BRA)
200 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Jesse Vassallo  (USA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gary Hurring  (NZL)Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Verrasztó  (HUN)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Germany.svg  Walter Kusch  (FRG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graham Smith  (CAN)Flag of Germany.svg  Gerald Mörken  (FRG)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Nick Nevid  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Arsens Miskarovs  (URS)Flag of Germany.svg  Walter Kusch  (FRG)
100 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Joe Bottom  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Jagenburg  (USA)Flag of Sweden.svg  Pär Arvidsson  (SWE)
200 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Bruner  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Gregg  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Roger Pyttel  (GDR)
200 m individual medleyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Graham Smith  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Vassallo  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Sidorenko  (URS)
400 m individual medleyFlag of the United States.svg  Jesse Vassallo  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Fesenko  (URS)Flag of Hungary.svg  András Hargitay  (HUN)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Jack Babashoff
Rowdy Gaines
Jim Montgomery
David McCagg
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Andreas Schmidt
Ulrich Temps
Peter Knust
Klaus Steinbach
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Per Holmertz
Dan Larsson
Per-Ola Quist
Per-Alvar Magnusson
4 × 200 m freestyle relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Bruce Furniss
Bill Forrester
Bobby Hackett
Rowdy Gaines
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Sergey Rusin
Andrey Krylov
Vladimir Salnikov
Sergey Kopliakov
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Andreas Schmidt
Peter Knust
Karsten Lippmann
Frank Wennmann
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Bob Jackson
Nick Nevid
Joe Bottom
David McCagg
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Klaus Steinbach
Walter Kusch
Michael Kraus
Andreas Schmidt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Gary Abraham
Duncan Goodhew
John Mills
Martin Smith
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyleFlag of East Germany.svg  Barbara Krause  (GDR)Flag of Norway.svg  Lene Jenssen  (NOR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Tsaryova  (URS)
200 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Cynthia Woodhead  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Barbara Krause  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Tsaryova  (URS)
400 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tracey Wickham  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Cynthia Woodhead  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Linehan  (USA)
800 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tracey Wickham  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Cynthia Woodhead  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Linehan  (USA)
100 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Linda Jezek  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Treiber  (GDR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cheryl Gibson  (CAN)
200 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Linda Jezek  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Treiber  (GDR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cheryl Gibson  (CAN)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuliya Bogdanova  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Tracy Caulkins  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Margaret Kelly  (GBR)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lina Kačiušytė  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuliya Bogdanova  (URS)Flag of Denmark.svg  Susanne Nielsson  (DEN)
100 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Joan Pennington  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Andrea Pollack  (GDR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wendy Quirk  (CAN)
200 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Tracy Caulkins  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Nancy Hogshead  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Andrea Pollack  (GDR)
200 m individual medleyFlag of the United States.svg  Tracy Caulkins  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Joan Pennington  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Tauber  (GDR)
400 m individual medleyFlag of the United States.svg  Tracy Caulkins  (USA)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Tauber  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Schneider  (GDR)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Tracy Caulkins
Stephanie Elkins
Jill Sterkel
Cynthia Woodhead
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Heike Witt
Caren Metschuck
Barbara Krause
Petra Priemer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Gail Amundrud
Nancy Garapick
Sue Sloan
Wendy Quirk
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Linda Jezek
Tracy Caulkins
Joan Pennington
Cynthia Woodhead
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Birgit Treiber
Ramona Reinke
Andrea Pollack
Barbara Krause
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Elena Kruglova
Yuliya Bogdanova
Irina Aksenova
Larisa Tsaryova

Synchronised swimming

EventGoldSilverBronze
Solo routineFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Helen Vanderburg  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Tryon  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Unezaki  (JPN)
Duet routineFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michelle Calkins  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Helen Vanderburg  (CAN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Masako Fujiwara  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Fujiwara  (JPN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michele Barone  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Pam Tryon  (USA)
Team routineFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)

Water polo

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
TeamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

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