1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:Women's 400 metres hurdles
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.

Medalists

GoldTatyana Zelentsova
SilverSilvia Hollmann
BronzeKarin Roßley

Results

Final

2 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 54.89 WR
align=left align=left 55.14 NR
align=left align=left 55.36 NR
4 align=left align=left 55.46
5 align=left align=left 55.55 NR
6 align=left align=left 55.63
7 align=left align=left 55.97
8 align=left align=left 57.72

Semi-finals

2 September

Semi-final 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 56.08 CR Q
2 align=left align=left 56.19 Q
3 align=left align=left 56.20 Q
4 align=left align=left 56.27 Q
5 align=left align=left 57.36
6 align=left align=left 57.49
7 align=left align=left 57.68
align=left align=left DNF

Semi-final 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 55.89 CR Q
2 align=left align=left 56.32 Q
3 align=left align=left 56.55 Q
4 align=left align=left 56.67 Q
5 align=left align=left 57.22
6 align=left align=left 58.35
7 align=left align=left 58.67
8 align=left align=left 62.83

Heats

1 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 56.83 Q
2 align=left align=left 57.18 Q
3 align=left align=left 57.56 Q
4 align=left align=left 57.66 Q
5 align=left align=left 59.61
6 align=left align=left 59.76
7 align=left align=left 68.51

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 57.50 Q
2 align=left align=left 58.07 Q
3 align=left align=left 58.12 NJR Q
4 align=left align=left 58.29 Q
5 align=left align=left 59.72
6 align=left align=left 59.97
7 align=left align=left 60.61

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 57.61 Q
2 align=left align=left 57.66 Q
3 align=left align=left 57.74 Q
4 align=left align=left 58.11 Q
5 align=left align=left 59.32
6 align=left align=left 60.21
7 align=left align=left 60.97

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 56.19 CR Q
2 align=left align=left 56.44 Q
3 align=left align=left 58.19 Q
4 align=left align=left 58.31 Q
5 align=left align=left 58.47
6 align=left align=left 58.57
7 align=left align=left 60.77

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.