1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
Results
Final
3 September
Heats
2 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland |
Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas |
3:06.45 | Q |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Konstantin Vogt Rolf Gisler |
3:06.6 | Q |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
Miroslav Tulis Josef Lomický František Břečka Karel Kolář |
3:07.1 | Q |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
Raymond Heerenveen Koen Gijsbers Marcel Klarenbeek Harry Schulting |
3:07.6 | |
| 5 |  Belgium |
Eddy De Leeuw Jacques Borlée Rik Hermans Rik Vandenberghe |
3:08.0 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
David Jenkins Richard Ashton |
3:39.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid |
3:05.97 | Q |
| 2 |  Italy |
Roberto Tozzi Daniele Zanini Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea |
3:06.5 | Q |
| 3 |  France |
Maurice Volmar Gérard Bouttier Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon |
3:06.6 | Q |
| 4 |  East Germany |
Frank Richter Günther Arnold Andreas Busse Jürgen Pfennig |
3:06.8 | q |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia |
Rok Kopitar Dragan Životić Milovan Savić Željko Knapić |
3:07.1 | q |
 Finland |
Heikki Hämäläinen Markku Kukkoaho Antti Rajamäki Markku Taskinen |
DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
East Germany (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Poland (4)
Switzerland (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
