1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres
| 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 3000 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 August 1978.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union |
| Silver | Natalia Mărăşescu Romania |
| Bronze | Grete Waitz Norway |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Soviet Union | 8:33.16 | CR |
 | Natalia Mărăşescu | Romania | 8:33.53 | |
 | Grete Waitz | Norway | 8:34.33 | |
| 4 | Maricica Puică | Romania | 8:40.94 | |
| 5 | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 8:45.74 | |
| 6 | Cornelia Bürki |  Switzerland | 8:46.13 | |
| 7 | Raisa Belousova | Soviet Union | 8:48.73 | |
| 8 | Paula Fudge |  Great Britain | 8:48.74 | |
| 9 | Ann Ford | Great Britain | 8:53.08 | |
| 10 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 9:02.87 | |
| 11 | Magdolna Lázár |  Hungary | 9:05.14 | |
| 12 | Joëlle De Brouwer |  France | 9:05.21 | |
| 13 | Glynis Penny | Great Britain | 9:08.9 | |
| 14 | Helena Ledvinová |  Czechoslovakia | 9:10.9 | |
| 15 | Mary Purcell |  Ireland | 9:11.9 | |
| 16 | Loa Olafsson |  Denmark | 9:12.0 | |
| 17 | Božena Sudická | Czechoslovakia | 9:12.9 | |
| 18 | Bernadette Van Roy |  Belgium | 9:13.9 | |
| 19 | Deirdre Nagle | Ireland | 9:21.9 | |
| 20 | Daniele Justin | Belgium | 9:24.0 | |
| 21 | Carla Beurskens |  Netherlands | 9:25.5 | |
| 22 | Tineke Kluft | Netherlands | 9:31.0 | |
| 23 | Carmen Valero |  Spain | 9:34.0 | |
| 24 | Miroslava Margoldová | Czechoslovakia | 9:36.1 | |
| 25 | Connie Olsen | Denmark | 9:40.6 | |
| Birgit Friedmann |  West Germany | DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (2)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (2)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (2)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (2)
Romania (2)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (1)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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