| Event: | Women's pentathlon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.
| Gold | Margit Papp | |
| Silver | Burglinde Pollak | |
| Bronze | Kristine Nitzsche |
1/2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13.70 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 15.41 | 1.81 | 6.22 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 2:16.2 | 4694 (4655) | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.48 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 16.64 | 1.65 | 6.17 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:15.0 | 4614 (4600) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 14.02 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.77 | 1.93 | 6.13 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 2:12.7 | 4648 (4599) | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14.65 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 17.95 | 1.77 | 6.03 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 2:19.2 | 4582 (4554) | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13.43 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 14.10 | 1.79 | 6.13 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 2:19.7 | 4545 (4534) | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.14 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 13.29 | 1.75 | 6.33 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 2:21.3 | 4381 (4380) | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 15.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.14 | 1.79 | 6.23 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 2:13.97 | 4302 (4319) | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.98 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 13.16 | 1.83 | 5.80 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:25.0 | 4281 (4307) | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 14.35 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 13.38 | 1.71 | 6.00 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 2:24.6 | 4161 (4210) | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14.66 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.78 | 1.79 | 5.44 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:24.7 | 4143 (4202) | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14.72 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 12.22 | 1.77 | 5.83 (w: 1.1 m/s) | 2:18.73 | 4135 (4190) | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14.47 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 11.56 | 1.79 | 5.91 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 2:21.0 | 4143 (4184) | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.96 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.04 | 1.67 | 5.83 (w: 2.0 m/s) | 2:18.9 | 4103 (4171) | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 14.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 11.18 | 1.73 | 5.94 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 2:20.9 | 4114 (4165) | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.52 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 11.29 | 1.71 | 6.06 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:18.9 | 4094 (4145) | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 14.36 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 12.86 | 1.71 | 5.60 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 2:20.1 | 4064 (4144) | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | | 14.28 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 10.99 | 1.73 | 5.58 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:24.8 | 3906 (3993) | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.80 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 11.35 | 1.85 | 5.70 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 3286 (3364) | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | 14.48 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.99 | 1.77 | NM | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.32 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 15.11 | 1.79 | 6.31 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:12.25 | DQ | Doping† | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.95 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.64 | 1.79 | 6.17 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 2:14.6 | DQ | Doping‡ |
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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