1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump explained

Event:	Women's long jump
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's long jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978.

Medalists

Gold	Vilma Bardauskienė
Silver	Angela Voigt
Bronze	Jarmila Nygrýnová

Results

Final

30 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		6.88
	align=left		align=left		6.79
	align=left		align=left		6.69
4	align=left		align=left		6.60
5	align=left		align=left		6.52
6	align=left		align=left		6.48
7	align=left		align=left		6.48
8	align=left		align=left		6.44
9	align=left		align=left		6.24
10	align=left		align=left		6.22
11	align=left		align=left		6.20
12	align=left		align=left		6.12

Qualification

29 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		7.09	CR, WR, Q
2	align=left		align=left		6.65	Q
3	align=left		align=left		6.61	Q
4	align=left		align=left		6.54	Q
5	align=left		align=left		6.48	Q
6	align=left		align=left		6.47	Q
7	align=left		align=left		6.46	Q
8	align=left		align=left		6.44	Q
9	align=left		align=left		6.40	Q
10	align=left		align=left		6.40	Q
11	align=left		align=left		6.31	Q
12	align=left		align=left		6.31	Q
13	align=left		align=left		6.29
14	align=left		align=left		6.28
15	align=left		align=left		6.26
16	align=left		align=left		6.25
17	align=left		align=left		6.19
18	align=left		align=left		6.15
19	align=left		align=left		6.12
20	align=left		align=left		6.08
21	align=left		align=left		5.85
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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