1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Women's 100 metres hurdles
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 2 September 1978.

Medalists

Gold	Johanna Klier
Silver	Tatyana Anisimova
Bronze	Gudrun Berend

Results

Final

2 SeptemberWind: 0.6 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	align=left		align=left		12.62
	5	align=left		align=left		12.67
	1	align=left		align=left		12.73
4	3	align=left		align=left		12.86
5	8	align=left		align=left		12.98
6	6	align=left		align=left		13.09
7	7	align=left		align=left		13.17
	2	align=left		align=left

Note: The final originally took place on 1 September but during its course Grażyna Rabsztyn veered off onto the neighbouring lane and caused Nina Margulina to fall down.^{[1] [2]} Because of this the race was re-run a day later without Grażyna Rabsztyn, with the same athletes taking the medals in exactly the same order.^[3]

Semi-finals

31 August

Semi-final 1

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.60	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		12.90	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.00	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.07	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.25
6	align=left		align=left		13.36
7	align=left		align=left		13.72
8	align=left		align=left		13.90

Semi-final 2

Wind: 0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.90	Q
2	align=left		align=left		12.92	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.00	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.14	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.44
6	align=left		align=left		13.82
	align=left		align=left		DNF
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Heats

31 August

Heat 1

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.94	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.04	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.26	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.48	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.56
6	align=left		align=left		14.07

Heat 2

Wind: 1.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.85	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.13	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.23	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.40	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.60
6	align=left		align=left		13.63

Heat 3

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		13.20	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.46	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.52	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.61	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.63

Heat 4

Wind: 0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		12.85	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.43	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.74	Q
4	align=left		align=left		13.84	Q
5	align=left		align=left		13.95
6	align=left		align=left		14.04

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

• (1)
• (2)
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• (4)
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• (3)
• (2)
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Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addszwxK1EA Video of the original final
2. News: Capes sent off. 2 September 1978. New Nation. 16. 1 July 2018.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdP1SX7vEY Video of the re-run