1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
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These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[1] The final was held on 3 September 1978.
| Men's 1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
| Gold | Steve Ovett Great Britain |
| Silver | Eamonn Coghlan Ireland |
| Bronze | David Moorcroft Great Britain |
Results
Final
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain | 3:35.59 | CR |
 | Eamonn Coghlan | Ireland | 3:36.57 | |
 | David Moorcroft | Great Britain | 3:36.70 | |
| 4 | Thomas Wessinghage |  West Germany | 3:37.19 | |
| 5 | Antti Loikkanen |  Finland | 3:37.54 | |
| 6 | José Marajo |  France | 3:38.20 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Straub |  East Germany | 3:38.88 | |
| 8 | John Robson | Great Britain | 3:39.6 | |
| 9 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany | 3:39.7 | |
| 10 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 3:40.1 | |
| 11 | Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland | 3:41.0 | |
| 12 | Jozef Plachý |  Czechoslovakia | 3:42.2 |
Heats
1 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eamonn Coghlan | Ireland | 3:39.98 | Q |
| 2 | David Moorcroft | Great Britain | 3:40.0 | Q |
| 3 | Olaf Beyer | East Germany | 3:40.1 | Q |
| 4 | Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:40.1 | q |
| 5 | José Marajo | France | 3:40.6 | q |
| 6 | Valeriy Abramov |  Soviet Union | 3:40.9 | |
| 7 | Bernhard Vifian | Switzerland | 3:42.5 | |
| 8 | Robert Nemeth |  Austria | 3:44.1 | |
| 9 | Ari Paunonen | Finland | 3:45.0 | |
| 10 | José Manuel Abascal |  Spain | 3:47.6 | |
| 11 | Marcel Pierrard |  Luxembourg | 3:52.8 | |
| Klaas Lok |  Netherlands | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ovett | Great Britain | 3:42.94 | Q |
| 2 | Jürgen Straub | East Germany | 3:43.1 | Q |
| 3 | Rolf Gysin | Switzerland | 3:43.2 | Q |
| 4 | Marc Nevens |  Belgium | 3:43.2 | |
| 5 | Ray Flynn | Ireland | 3:44.1 | |
| 6 | Dietmar Millonig | Austria | 3:44.8 | |
| 7 | Vladimir Sheronov | Soviet Union | 3:45.1 | |
| 8 | Günther Hasler |  Liechtenstein | 3:46.7 | |
| 9 | Philippe Dien | France | 3:47.4 | |
| 10 | Björn Nilsson |  Sweden | 3:47.9 | |
| 11 | Jón Didriksson |  Iceland | 3:48.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:39.66 | Q |
| 2 | John Robson | Great Britain | 3:40.0 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Gonzalez | France | 3:40.4 | Q |
| 4 | Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 3:40.6 | q |
| 5 | Pierre Délèze | Switzerland | 3:40.7 | |
| 6 | Günther Ruth | East Germany | 3:41.4 | |
| 7 | Lars Ericsson | Sweden | 3:42.5 | |
| 8 | Valeriy Toropov | Soviet Union | 3:45.1 | |
| 9 | Sermet Timurlenk |  Turkey | 3:45.8 | |
| 10 | Fotios Kourtis |  Greece | 3:45.9 | |
| Karl Fleschen | West Germany | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (3)
Finland (2)
France (3)
Greece (1)
Iceland (1)
Ireland (2)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (3)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (2)