1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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]
| Events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
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| 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 | |
Medalists
| Gold | Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid  West Germany |
| Silver | Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas  Poland |
| Bronze | Josef Lomický František Břečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář  Czechoslovakia |
Results
Final
3 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | West Germany | Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid | 3:02.03 | CR |
 | Poland | Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas | 3:03.62 | |
 | Czechoslovakia | Josef Lomický František Břečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář | 3:03.99 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland | Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Konstantin Vogt Rolf Gisler | 3:04.29 | |
| 5 |  East Germany | Frank Richter Günther Arnold Andreas Busse Jürgen Pfennig | 3:04.39 | |
| 6 |  France | Maurice Volmar Gérard Bouttier Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon | 3:05.63 | |
| 7 |  Italy | Roberto Tozzi Daniele Zanini Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea | 3:06.7 | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Rok Kopitar Dragan Životić Milovan Savić Željko Knapić | 3:06.9 |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Eddy De Leeuw Jacques Borlée Rik Hermans Rik Vandenberghe | 3:08.0 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain | Terry Whitehead Glen Cohen 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.
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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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