1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
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The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships took place in three rounds at the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, on 1 and 2 September 1978.[1]
LocationPrague, Czechoslovakia
Dates
- 1 September 1978 (round 1)
- 2 September 1978 (semi-finals and final)
Competitors28 from 17 nations
| Women's 400 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadion Evžena Rošického | |||||||||
| Location | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 28 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 54.89 s WR | |||||||||
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Results
Round 1
The four heats of round 1 were held on 1 September.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigitte Köhn |  East Germany | 56.83 | Q |
| 2 | Krystyna Kacperczyk |  Poland | 57.18 | Q |
| 3 | Erika Weinstein |  West Germany | 57.56 | Q |
| 4 | Mary Appleby |  Ireland | 57.66 | Q |
| 5 | Eva Mohacsi |  Hungary | 59.61 | |
| 6 | Rosa-Maria Colorado |  Spain | 59.76 | |
| 7 | Kristianne Staut |  Belgium | 68.51 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Hollmann | West Germany | 57.50 | Q |
| 2 | Karin Roßley | East Germany | 58.07 | Q |
| 3 | Hilde Fredriksen |  Norway | 58.12 | NJR, Q |
| 4 | Ingrīda Barkāne |  Soviet Union | 58.29 | Q |
| 5 | Doina Badescu |  Romania | 59.72 | |
| 6 | Wilma Hillen |  Netherlands | 59.97 | |
| 7 | Kamila Jozefíková |  Czechoslovakia | 60.61 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liz Sutherland |  Great Britain | 57.61 | Q |
| 2 | Marina Makeyeva | Soviet Union | 57.66 | Q |
| 3 | Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 57.74 | Q |
| 4 | Genowefa Błaszak | Poland | 58.11 | Q |
| 5 | Anne Aren |  Sweden | 59.32 | |
| 6 | Montserrat Pujol | Spain | 60.21 | |
| 7 | Dana Wildová | Czechoslovakia | 60.97 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Weiß | East Germany | 56.19 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Soviet Union | 56.44 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Michel | Belgium | 58.19 | Q |
| 4 | Svilenka Filipova |  Bulgaria | 58.31 | Q |
| 5 | Danièle Lairloup |  France | 58.47 | |
| 6 | Lisbeth Helbling |  Switzerland | 58.57 | |
| 7 | Hana Slámová | Czechoslovakia | 60.77 |
Semi-finals
The two heats of the semi-finals were held on 2 September.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Hollmann | West Germany | 56.08 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Anita Weiß | East Germany | 56.19 | Q |
| 3 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Poland | 56.20 | Q |
| 4 | Karin Roßley | East Germany | 56.27 | Q |
| 5 | Mary Appleby | Ireland | 57.36 | |
| 6 | Marina Makeyeva | Soviet Union | 57.49 | |
| 7 | Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 57.68 | |
| Svilenka Filipova | Bulgaria | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Soviet Union | 55.89 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Ingrīda Barkāne | Soviet Union | 56.32 | Q |
| 3 | Brigitte Köhn | East Germany | 56.55 | Q |
| 4 | Genowefa Błaszak | Poland | 56.67 | Q |
| 5 | Erika Weinstein | West Germany | 57.22 | |
| 6 | Hilde Fredriksen | Norway | 58.35 | |
| 7 | Anne Michel | Belgium | 58.67 | |
| 8 | Liz Sutherland | Great Britain | 62.83 |
Final
The final was held on 2 September.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Soviet Union | 54.89 | WR |
 | Silvia Hollmann | West Germany | 55.14 | NR |
 | Karin Roßley | East Germany | 55.36 | NR |
| 4 | Brigitte Köhn | East Germany | 55.46 | |
| 5 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Poland | 55.55 | NR |
| 6 | Anita Weiß | East Germany | 55.63 | |
| 7 | Ingrīda Barkāne | Soviet Union | 55.97 | |
| 8 | Genowefa Błaszak | Poland | 57.72 |