1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon

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.[1]

Events at the
1978 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
GoldMargit Papp
 Hungary
SilverBurglinde Pollak
 East Germany
BronzeKristine Nitzsche
 East Germany

Results

Final

1/2 September

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankNameNationality100m HSPHJLJ800mPointsNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Margit Papp Hungary13.70
(w: 0.5 m/s)		15.411.816.22
(w: -0.9 m/s)		2:16.24694 (4655)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Burglinde Pollak East Germany13.48
(w: 0.5 m/s)		16.641.656.17
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:15.04614 (4600)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kristine Nitzsche East Germany14.02
(w: -0.4 m/s)		12.771.936.13
(w: 0.8 m/s)		2:12.74648 (4599)
4Beatrix Philipp West Germany14.65
(w: -0.4 m/s)		17.951.776.03
(w: -1.2 m/s)		2:19.24582 (4554)
5Yekaterina Smirnova Soviet Union13.43
(w: 0.5 m/s)		14.101.796.13
(w: -0.7 m/s)		2:19.74545 (4534)
6Ramona Neubert East Germany14.14
(w: 0.5 m/s)		13.291.756.33
(w: -1.2 m/s)		2:21.34381 (4380)
7Ina Losch West Germany15.03
(w: 0.5 m/s)		12.141.796.23
(w: -2.0 m/s)		2:13.974302 (4319)
8Florence Picaut France13.98
(w: 0.5 m/s)		13.161.835.80
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:25.04281 (4307)
9Marcela Koblasová Czechoslovakia14.35
(w: -0.4 m/s)		13.381.716.00
(w: -0.6 m/s)		2:24.64161 (4210)
10Cornelia Sulek West Germany14.66
(w: -0.3 m/s)		14.781.795.44
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:24.74143 (4202)
11Els Stolk Netherlands14.72
(w: -0.3 m/s)		12.221.775.83
(w: 1.1 m/s)		2:18.734135 (4190)
12Sylvia Barlag Netherlands14.47
(w: 0.5 m/s)		11.561.795.91
(w: -1.5 m/s)		2:21.04143 (4184)
13Yvette Wray Great Britain13.96
(w: 0.5 m/s)		12.041.675.83
(w: 2.0 m/s)		2:18.94103 (4171)
14Angela Weiss  Switzerland14.03
(w: 0.5 m/s)		11.181.735.94
(w: -1.3 m/s)		2:20.94114 (4165)
15Gabriela Ionescu Romania14.52
(w: -0.3 m/s)		11.291.716.06
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:18.94094 (4145)
16Breda Lorenci Yugoslavia14.36
(w: -0.3 m/s)		12.861.715.60
(w: 1.4 m/s)		2:20.14064 (4144)
17Sue Mapstone Great Britain14.28
(w: 0.5 m/s)		10.991.735.58
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:24.83906 (3993)
18Annette Tånnander Sweden14.80
(w: -0.3 m/s)		11.351.855.70
(w: 0.4 m/s)		3286 (3364)
Danuta Cały Poland14.48
(w: -0.4 m/s)		12.991.77NMDNF
Nadiya Tkachenko Soviet Union13.32
(w: 0.5 m/s)		15.111.796.31
(w: 0.4 m/s)		2:12.25DQDoping†
Yekaterina Gordiyenko Soviet Union13.95
(w: -0.4 m/s)		14.641.796.17
(w: 0.5 m/s)		2:14.6DQDoping‡

†: Nadiya Tkachenko ranked initially 1st (4744pts), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.[2]
‡: Yekaterina Gordiyenko ranked initially 5th (4572pts), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.[2]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References
  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. Holt, John B. (April 26–28, 1979), International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Main Decisions of the IAAF Council, Meeting in Dakar (SEN), April 26th, 27th and 28th 1979 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018, retrieved September 13, 2014
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