| Event: | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1st, 2nd, and 3 September in 1978.
| Gold | Thomas Munkelt | |
| Silver | Jan Pusty | |
| Bronze | Arto Bryggare |
3 SeptemberWind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13.54 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.55 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.56 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.78 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13.83 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 13.90 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 13.91 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 13.94 |
2 September
Wind: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.50 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.74 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.78 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.97 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.01 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.16 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.20 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.27 |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.75 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.78 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.94 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.95 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.01 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.16 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.29 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
1 September
Wind: 0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.76 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.83 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.97 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.15 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.22 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.25 |
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.62 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.81 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.86 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14.05 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.12 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.17 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.36 |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.81 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.95 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.00 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14.02 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.11 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.13 | q |
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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