1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadion Evžena Rošického | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 26 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 men's 200 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August, and 1 September 1978.[1]
The winning margin was 0.45 seconds. With the conclusion of the 2024 championships, this remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 200 metres at these championships, a feat which was equalled in 2012 by Churandy Martina of the Netherlands.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (3)
- Great Britain (2)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
Results
Heats
31 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 20.70 | Q |
| 2 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland | 21.01 | Q |
| 3 | Dragan Zarić | Yugoslavia | 21.13 | Q |
| 4 | David Jenkins | Great Britain | 21.16 | Q |
| 5 | Roland Bombardella | Luxembourg | 21.17 | |
| 6 | Lambert Micha | Belgium | 21.36 | |
| Wind: +0.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 20.97 | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Arame | France | 21.32 | Q |
| 3 | Antti Rajamäki | Finland | 21.34 | Q |
| 4 | Klaus Thiele | East Germany | 21.36 | Q |
| 5 | Luděk Bohman | Czechoslovakia | 21.39 | |
| 6 | Mike Bayle | Luxembourg | 21.48 | |
| 7 | Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson | Iceland | 21.80 | |
| Wind: -1.5 m/s | ||||
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Barré | France | 20.78 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union | 20.98 | Q |
| 3 | Luis Sarría | Spain | 21.18 | Q |
| 4 | Martin Pelach | Czechoslovakia | 21.48 | Q |
| 5 | Pavel Pavlov | Bulgaria | 21.50 | |
| Renno Roelandt | Belgium | DNF | ||
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland | 20.82 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Bulgaria | 20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany | 20.97 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Muster | Switzerland | 21.04 | Q |
| 5 | Trevor Hoyte | Great Britain | 21.24 | |
| 6 | Patrick Barré | France | 21.27 | |
| 7 | Marián Králik | Czechoslovakia | 21.47 | |
| Wind: +0.2 m/s | ||||
Semi-finals
31 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 20.40 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Muster | Switzerland | 20.63 | Q |
| 3 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland | 20.64 | Q |
| 4 | Olaf Prenzler | East Germany | 20.69 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Ignatenko | Soviet Union | 20.74 | |
| 6 | Joseph Arame | France | 21.08 | |
| 7 | Antti Rajamäki | Finland | 21.19 | |
| 8 | Martin Pelach | Czechoslovakia | 21.59 | |
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Barré | France | 20.96 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Bulgaria | 20.96 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 21.08 | Q |
| 4 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland | 21.10 | Q |
| 5 | Luis Sarría | Spain | 21.24 | |
| 6 | Dragan Zarić | Yugoslavia | 21.28 | |
| 7 | David Jenkins | Great Britain | 21.59 | |
| Klaus Thiele | East Germany | DNF | ||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||
Final
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Mennea | Italy | 20.16 | CR | |
| Olaf Prenzler | East Germany | 20.61 | ||
| Peter Muster | Switzerland | 20.64 | ||
| 4 | Leszek Dunecki | Poland | 20.68 | |
| 5 | Pascal Barré | France | 20.70 | |
| 6 | Zenon Licznerski | Poland | 20.74 | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Aksinin | Soviet Union | 20.87 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Ivanov | Bulgaria | 20.92 | |
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||
References
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 427–435. Retrieved 13 August 2014.