1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships

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1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates11–12 March 1978
Host city Milan, Italy
Venue Palasport di San Siro
Events19
Participation252 athletes from
25 nations
Records set1 WR , 7 CR

The 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Palasport di San Siro in Milan, Italy, between 11 and 12 March 1978. It was the first time the championships were held in Italy.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolay Kolesnikov  (URS)6.64Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Petar Petrov  (BUL)6.66Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Aksinin  (URS)6.73
400 metres
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)46.51Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Podlas  (POL)46.55Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolay Chernetskiy  (URS)46.72
800 metres
details
Flag of Finland.svg  Markku Taskinen  (FIN)1:47.35 NR Flag of East Germany.svg  Olaf Beyer  (GDR)1:47.68Flag of France.svg  Roger Milhau  (FRA)1:47.8a
1500 metres
details
Flag of Finland.svg  Antti Loikkanen  (FIN)3:38.16 CR Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)3:38.23Flag of East Germany.svg  Jürgen Straub  (GDR)3:40.2a
3000 metres
details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Markus Ryffel  (SUI)7:49.5aFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Puttemans  (BEL)7:49.9aFlag of East Germany.svg  Jörg Peter  (GDR)7:50.1a
60 metres hurdles
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Thomas Munkelt  (GDR)7.62 =CR Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vyacheslav Kulebyakin  (URS)7.72Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Buttari  (ITA)7.86
High jump
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Yashchenko  (URS)2.35 WR Flag of East Germany.svg  Rolf Beilschmidt  (GDR)2.29Flag of Germany.svg  Wolfgang Killing  (FRG)2.27
Pole vault
details
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Tadeusz Ślusarski  (POL)5.45Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Trofimenko  (URS)5.40Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Sergiyenko  (URS)5.40
Long jump
details
Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szalma  (HUN)7.83Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ronald Desruelles  (BEL)7.75Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Tsepelyov  (URS)7.73
Triple jump
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Piskulin  (URS)16.82Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Connor  (GBR)16.53Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Yakovlev  (URS)16.47
Shot put
details
Flag of Finland.svg  Reijo Ståhlberg  (FIN)20.48Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Władysław Komar  (POL)20.16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geoff Capes  (GBR)20.11

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Oelsner  (GDR)7.12 CR Flag of Sweden.svg  Linda Haglund  (SWE)7.18 NR Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Storozhkova  (URS)7.27
400 metres
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marina Sidorova  (URS)52.42Flag of Italy.svg  Rita Bottiglieri  (ITA)53.18Flag of Austria.svg  Karoline Käfer  (AUT)53.56
800 metres
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Bruns  (GDR)2:02.3aFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Totka Petrova  (BUL)2:02.5aFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mariana Suman  (ROM)2:03.4a
1500 metres
details
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ileana Silai  (ROM)4:07.1a CR Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Natalia Mărășescu  (ROM)4:07.4aFlag of Germany.svg  Brigitte Kraus  (FRG)4:07.6a
60 metres hurdles
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Johanna Klier  (GDR)7.94 CR Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Grażyna Rabsztyn  (POL)8.07Flag of Germany.svg  Silvia Kempin  (FRG)8.15
High jump
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)1.94 CR Flag of Germany.svg  Brigitte Holzapfel  (FRG)1.91Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Urszula Kielan  (POL)1.88
Long jump
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Nygrýnová  (TCH)6.62Flag of Hungary.svg  Ildikó Erdélyi  (HUN)6.49Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sue Reeve  (GBR)6.48
Shot put
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)20.67Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Droese  (GDR)19.77Flag of Germany.svg  Eva Wilms  (FRG)19.24

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)4329
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)42612
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)3003
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2114
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)2002
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)1315
7Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)1113
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1102
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1001
10Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0246
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0202
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0202
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0123
14Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Totals (16 entries)19191957

Participating nations

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