1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 1500 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's 1500 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 3 September 1978.

Medalists

Gold	Giana Romanova
Silver	Natalia Mărăşescu
Bronze	Totka Petrova

Results

Final

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		3:59.01	CR
	align=left		align=left		3:59.77
	align=left		align=left		4:00.15
4	align=left		align=left		4:00.18
5	align=left		align=left		4:00.55	NR
6	align=left		align=left		4:01.25
7	align=left		align=left		4:02.20
8	align=left		align=left		4:04.60
9	align=left		align=left		4:04.73
10	align=left		align=left		4:06.6
11	align=left		align=left		4:09.3
12	align=left		align=left		4:11.5

Heats

1 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		4:11.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		4:11.5	Q
3	align=left		align=left		4:11.7	Q
4	align=left		align=left		4:11.8	Q
5	align=left		align=left		4:11.8	Q
6	align=left		align=left		4:11.9
7	align=left		align=left		4:17.5
8	align=left		align=left		4:17.7
9	align=left		align=left		4:20.2
10	align=left		align=left		4:31.3

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		4:05.76	Q
2	align=left		align=left		4:06.1	Q
3	align=left		align=left		4:06.3	Q
4	align=left		align=left		4:06.3	Q
5	align=left		align=left		4:06.7	Q
6	align=left		align=left		4:07.2	q
7	align=left		align=left		4:11.8	q
8	align=left		align=left		4:14.4
9	align=left		align=left		4:19.2
10	align=left		align=left		4:40.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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