| Event: | Women's 100 metres |
| Competition: | 1978 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Stadion Evžena Rošického |
| Location: | Prague |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 11.13 |
| Gold: | Marlies Göhr |
| Silver: | Linda Haglund |
| Bronze: | Lyudmila Maslakova |
| Gold Nation: | GDR |
| Silver Nation: | SWE |
| Bronze Nation: | URS |
| Previous: | 1974 |
| Next: | 1982 |
The women's 100 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978.[1]
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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(2)29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 11.34 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 11.41 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 11.52 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 11.53 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 11.58 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 11.61 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 11.82 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 12.04 | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 11.23 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 11.54 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 11.61 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 11.70 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 11.77 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 11.84 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 11.89 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 11.91 | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 11.24 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 11.38 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 11.38 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 11.52 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 11.65 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 11.90 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 12.04 | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 11.27 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 11.43 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 11.51 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 11.54 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 11.71 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 11.80 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 11.87 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.87 | ||
| Wind: -1.1 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 11.42 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 11.47 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 11.52 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 11.59 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 11.72 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 11.80 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 11.82 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.95 | ||
| Wind: -1.5 m/s | ||||||
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 11.13 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 11.29 | |||
| align=left | align=left | 11.31 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 11.33 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 11.33 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 11.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 11.49 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.67 | ||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||