The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978.
Gold | Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid West Germany |
Silver | Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas Poland |
Bronze | Josef Lomický František Břečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia |
3 September
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
West Germany | Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid | 3:02.03 | CR | |
Poland | Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas | 3:03.62 | ||
Czechoslovakia | Josef Lomický František Břečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář | 3:03.99 | ||
4 | Switzerland | Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Konstantin Vogt Rolf Gisler | 3:04.29 | |
5 | East Germany | Frank Richter Günther Arnold Andreas Busse Jürgen Pfennig | 3:04.39 | |
6 | France | Maurice Volmar Gérard Bouttier Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon | 3:05.63 | |
7 | Italy | Roberto Tozzi Daniele Zanini Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea | 3:06.7 | |
8 | Yugoslavia | Rok Kopitar Dragan Životić Milovan Savić Željko Knapić | 3:06.9 |
2 September
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Poland | Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas | 3:06.45 | Q |
2 | Switzerland | Rolf Strittmatter Peter Haas Konstantin Vogt Rolf Gisler | 3:06.6 | Q |
3 | Czechoslovakia | Miroslav Tulis Josef Lomický František Břečka Karel Kolář | 3:07.1 | Q |
4 | Netherlands | Raymond Heerenveen Koen Gijsbers Marcel Klarenbeek Harry Schulting | 3:07.6 | |
5 | Belgium | Eddy De Leeuw Jacques Borlée Rik Hermans Rik Vandenberghe | 3:08.0 | |
6 | Great Britain | Terry Whitehead Glen Cohen David Jenkins Richard Ashton | 3:39.9 |
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Germany | Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid | 3:05.97 | Q |
2 | Italy | Roberto Tozzi Daniele Zanini Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea | 3:06.5 | Q |
3 | France | Maurice Volmar Gérard Bouttier Hector Llatser Francis Demarthon | 3:06.6 | Q |
4 | East Germany | Frank Richter Günther Arnold Andreas Busse Jürgen Pfennig | 3:06.8 | q |
5 | Yugoslavia | Rok Kopitar Dragan Životić Milovan Savić Željko Knapić | 3:07.1 | q |
Finland | Heikki Hämäläinen Markku Kukkoaho Antti Rajamäki Markku Taskinen | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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