Praha European Championships
Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH)
29 AUG–03 SEP 1978
GL
Men's 1500 Metres
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve OVETT | 09 OCT 1955 | GBR | 3:35.59 |
| 2. | Eamonn COGHLAN | 21 NOV 1952 | IRL | 3:36.57 |
| 3. | David MOORCROFT | 10 APR 1953 | GBR | 3:36.70 |
| 4. | Thomas WESSINGHAGE | 22 FEB 1952 | FRG | 3:37.19 |
| 5. | Antti LOIKKANEN | 15 APR 1955 | FIN | 3:37.54 |
| 6. | José MARAJO | 10 AUG 1954 | FRA | 3:38.20 |
| 7. | Jürgen STRAUB | 03 NOV 1953 | GDR | 3:38.88 |
| 8. | John ROBSON | 31 JAN 1957 | GBR | 3:39.6h |
| 9. | Olaf BEYER | 04 AUG 1957 | GDR | 3:39.7h |
| 10. | Francis GONZALEZ | 06 FEB 1952 | FRA | 3:40.1h |
| 11. | Rolf GYSIN | 29 JAN 1952 | SUI | 3:41.0h |
| 12. | Jozef PLACHÝ | 28 FEB 1949 | TCH | 3:42.2h |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eamonn COGHLAN | 21 NOV 1952 | IRL | 3:39.98 |
| 2. | David MOORCROFT | 10 APR 1953 | GBR | 3:40.0h |
| 3. | Olaf BEYER | 04 AUG 1957 | GDR | 3:40.1h |
| 4. | Thomas WESSINGHAGE | 22 FEB 1952 | FRG | 3:40.1h |
| 5. | José MARAJO | 10 AUG 1954 | FRA | 3:40.6h |
| 6. | Valeriy ABRAMOV | 22 AUG 1956 | URS | 3:40.9h |
| 7. | Bernhard VIFIAN | 08 OCT 1955 | SUI | 3:42.5h |
| 8. | Robert NEMETH | 05 JUN 1958 | AUT | 3:44.1h |
| 9. | Ari PAUNONEN | 10 MAR 1958 | FIN | 3:45.0h |
| 10. | José Manuel ABASCAL | 17 MAR 1958 | ESP | 3:47.6h |
| 11. | Marcel PIERRARD | 20 OCT 1945 | LUX | 3:52.8h |
| Klaas LOK | 12 JAN 1955 | NED | DNF |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve OVETT | 09 OCT 1955 | GBR | 3:42.94 |
| 2. | Jürgen STRAUB | 03 NOV 1953 | GDR | 3:43.1h |
| 3. | Rolf GYSIN | 29 JAN 1952 | SUI | 3:43.2h |
| 4. | Marc NEVENS | 06 NOV 1954 | BEL | 3:43.2h |
| 5. | Ray FLYNN | 22 JAN 1957 | IRL | 3:44.1h |
| 6. | Dietmar MILLONIG | 01 JUN 1955 | AUT | 3:44.8h |
| 7. | Vladimir SHERONOV | 14 JUN 1955 | URS | 3:45.1h |
| 8. | Günther HASLER | 02 FEB 1951 | LIE | 3:46.7h |
| 9. | Philippe DIEN | 10 JUN 1957 | FRA | 3:47.4h |
| 10. | Björn NILSSON | 11 JAN 1956 | SWE | 3:47.9h |
| 11. | Jón DIDRIKSSON | 17 JUN 1955 | ISL | 3:48.1h |
Round 1 - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antti LOIKKANEN | 15 APR 1955 | FIN | 3:39.66 |
| 2. | John ROBSON | 31 JAN 1957 | GBR | 3:40.0h |
| 3. | Francis GONZALEZ | 06 FEB 1952 | FRA | 3:40.4h |
| 4. | Jozef PLACHÝ | 28 FEB 1949 | TCH | 3:40.6h |
| 5. | Pierre DÉLÈZE | 25 AUG 1958 | SUI | 3:40.7h |
| 6. | Günther RUTH | 21 DEC 1952 | GDR | 3:41.4h |
| 7. | Lars ERICSSON | 11 NOV 1957 | SWE | 3:42.5h |
| 8. | Valeriy TOPOROV | 13 MAY 1956 | URS | 3:45.1h |
| 9. | Sermet TIMURLENK | 12 AUG 1956 | TUR | 3:45.8h |
| 10. | Fotios KOURTIS | 27 MAR 1954 | GRE | 3:45.9h |
| Karl FLESCHEN | 28 MAY 1955 | FRG | DNF |
Combined Events - GL
Men's 1500 Metres
Combined - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daley THOMPSON | 30 JUL 1958 | GBR | 4:22.84 | 792 |
| 2. | Yuriy KUTSENKO | 05 MAR 1952 | URS | 4:22.9h | 792 |
| 3. | Siegfried STARK | 12 JUN 1955 | GDR | 4:24.0h | 784 |
| 4. | Aleksandr GREBENYUK | 22 MAY 1951 | URS | 4:24.4h | 782 |
| 5. | Roger KANERVA | 30 OCT 1951 | FIN | 4:25.4h | 775 |
| 6. | Jürgen HINGSEN | 15 APR 1958 | FRG | 4:28.5h | 754 |
| 7. | Rainer POTTEL | 29 AUG 1953 | GDR | 4:29.5h | 748 |
| 8. | Luděk PERNICA | 12 DEC 1949 | TCH | 4:29.6h | 747 |
| 9. | Armin TSCHENETT | 02 JUL 1955 | SUI | 4:30.8h | 739 |
| 10. | Johannes LAHTI | 29 MAY 1952 | FIN | 4:36.7h | 701 |
| 11. | Vladimir BURYAKOV | 13 JAN 1955 | URS | 4:37.7h | 695 |
| 12. | Atanas ANDONOV | 16 JUL 1955 | BUL | 4:39.4h | 684 |
| 13. | Kenneth RIGGBERGER | 15 DEC 1949 | SWE | 4:41.5h | 671 |
| 14. | Josef ZEILBAUER | 24 SEP 1952 | AUT | 4:41.6h | 670 |
| 15. | Christer LYTHELL | 24 OCT 1950 | SWE | 4:41.7h | 670 |
| 16. | Elías Rúnar SVEINSSON | 10 JAN 1952 | ISL | 4:44.8h | 650 |
| 17. | Yves LE ROY | 23 FEB 1951 | FRA | 4:46.6h | 639 |
| 18. | Dietmar SCHAUERHAMMER | 12 AUG 1955 | GDR | 4:52.0h | 607 |
| 19. | Thierry DUBOIS | 19 JAN 1956 | FRA | 4:54.4h | 592 |
| 20. | Jaromir FRIC | 16 SEP 1953 | TCH | 4:55.0h | 589 |
| 21. | Holger SCHMIDT | 11 JAN 1957 | FRG | 5:01.1h | 553 |
| 22. | Árpád KISS | 26 AUG 1956 | HUN | 5:02.0h | 548 |