1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Events at the 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 | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | 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 400 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Praha, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Franz-Peter Hofmeister West Germany |
| Silver | Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Francis Demarthon France |
Results
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany | 45.73 | |
 | Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia | 45.77 | NR |
 | Francis Demarthon | France | 45.97 | |
| 4 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany | 46.22 | |
| 5 | Terry Whitehead |  United Kingdom | 46.23 | |
| 6 | Richard Ashton | United Kingdom | 46.34 | |
| 7 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany | 46.69 | |
| 8 | Jerzy Pietrzyk |  Poland | DNS |
Semi-finals
31 August
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | Poland | 46.27 | Q |
| 2 | Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia | 46.28 | Q |
| 3 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany | 46.33 | Q |
| 4 | Terry Whitehead | United Kingdom | 46.69 | Q |
| 5 | Glen Cohen | United Kingdom | 46.91 | |
| 6 | Eddy De Leeuw | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 47.17 | |
| 7 | Stefano Malinverni |  Italy | 47.18 | |
| 8 | Maurice Volmar | France | 47.50 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany | 46.09 | Q |
| 2 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany | 46.18 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Demarthon | France | 46.26 | Q |
| 4 | Richard Ashton | United Kingdom | 46.32 | Q |
| 5 | Miroslav Tulis | Czechoslovakia | 46.37 | |
| 6 | Ryszard Podlas | Poland | 46.59 | |
| 7 | Viktor Burakov | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 46.91 | |
| 8 | Jens Hansen |  Denmark | 47.35 |
Heats
30 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Kolář | Czechoslovakia | 46.33 | Q |
| 2 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | Poland | 46.75 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Burakov | Soviet Union | 47.18 | Q |
| 4 | Željko Knapić |  Yugoslavia | 47.51 | |
| 5 | Ornélien Gombault | France | 47.91 | |
| 6 | Mike Bayle |  Luxembourg | 48.71 | |
| 7 | Alfons Brijdenbach | Belgium | 53.05 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | West Germany | 46.28 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Ashton | United Kingdom | 46.63 | Q |
| 3 | Miroslav Tulis | Czechoslovakia | 46.77 | Q |
| 4 | Maurice Volmar | France | 46.94 | q |
| 5 | Eddy De Leeuw | Belgium | 47.27 | q |
| 6 | Koen Gijsbers |  Netherlands | 47.65 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothar Krieg | West Germany | 46.57 | Q |
| 2 | Francis Demarthon | France | 46.73 | Q |
| 3 | Glen Cohen | United Kingdom | 47.05 | Q |
| 4 | Jens Hansen | Denmark | 47.28 | q |
| 5 | Rijk Van den Berghe | Belgium | 47.55 | |
| 6 | Ossi Karttunen |  Finland | 48.02 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Herrmann | West Germany | 46.50 | Q |
| 2 | Terry Whitehead | United Kingdom | 46.61 | Q |
| 3 | Ryszard Podlas | Poland | 46.81 | Q |
| 4 | Stefano Malinverni | Italy | 47.03 | q |
| 5 | Markku Kukkoaho | Finland | 47.33 | |
| 6 | Frank Schaffer |  East Germany | 47.59 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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