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]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Margit Papp Hungary
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| Silver | Burglinde Pollak East Germany
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| Bronze | Kristine Nitzsche East Germany
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Results edit
Final edit
1/2 September
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Margit Papp | Hungary |
13.70 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
15.41 | 1.81 | 6.22 (w: -0.9 m/s) |
2:16.2 | 4694 (4655) | |
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Burglinde Pollak | East Germany |
13.48 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
16.64 | 1.65 | 6.17 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:15.0 | 4614 (4600) | |
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Kristine Nitzsche | East Germany |
14.02 (w: -0.4 m/s) |
12.77 | 1.93 | 6.13 (w: 0.8 m/s) |
2:12.7 | 4648 (4599) | |
| 4 | Beatrix Philipp |  West Germany |
14.65 (w: -0.4 m/s) |
17.95 | 1.77 | 6.03 (w: -1.2 m/s) |
2:19.2 | 4582 (4554) | |
| 5 | Yekaterina Smirnova |  Soviet Union |
13.43 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
14.10 | 1.79 | 6.13 (w: -0.7 m/s) |
2:19.7 | 4545 (4534) | |
| 6 | Ramona Neubert | East Germany |
14.14 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
13.29 | 1.75 | 6.33 (w: -1.2 m/s) |
2:21.3 | 4381 (4380) | |
| 7 | Ina Losch | West Germany |
15.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
12.14 | 1.79 | 6.23 (w: -2.0 m/s) |
2:13.97 | 4302 (4319) | |
| 8 | Florence Picaut |  France |
13.98 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
13.16 | 1.83 | 5.80 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:25.0 | 4281 (4307) | |
| 9 | Marcela Koblasová |  Czechoslovakia |
14.35 (w: -0.4 m/s) |
13.38 | 1.71 | 6.00 (w: -0.6 m/s) |
2:24.6 | 4161 (4210) | |
| 10 | Cornelia Sulek | West Germany |
14.66 (w: -0.3 m/s) |
14.78 | 1.79 | 5.44 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:24.7 | 4143 (4202) | |
| 11 | Els Stolk |  Netherlands |
14.72 (w: -0.3 m/s) |
12.22 | 1.77 | 5.83 (w: 1.1 m/s) |
2:18.73 | 4135 (4190) | |
| 12 | Sylvia Barlag | Netherlands |
14.47 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
11.56 | 1.79 | 5.91 (w: -1.5 m/s) |
2:21.0 | 4143 (4184) | |
| 13 | Yvette Wray |  Great Britain |
13.96 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
12.04 | 1.67 | 5.83 (w: 2.0 m/s) |
2:18.9 | 4103 (4171) | |
| 14 | Angela Weiss |  Switzerland |
14.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
11.18 | 1.73 | 5.94 (w: -1.3 m/s) |
2:20.9 | 4114 (4165) | |
| 15 | Gabriela Ionescu |  Romania |
14.52 (w: -0.3 m/s) |
11.29 | 1.71 | 6.06 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:18.9 | 4094 (4145) | |
| 16 | Breda Lorenci |  Yugoslavia |
14.36 (w: -0.3 m/s) |
12.86 | 1.71 | 5.60 (w: 1.4 m/s) |
2:20.1 | 4064 (4144) | |
| 17 | Sue Mapstone | Great Britain |
14.28 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
10.99 | 1.73 | 5.58 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:24.8 | 3906 (3993) | |
| 18 | Annette Tånnander |  Sweden |
14.80 (w: -0.3 m/s) |
11.35 | 1.85 | 5.70 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
3286 (3364) | ||
| Danuta Cały |  Poland |
14.48 (w: -0.4 m/s) |
12.99 | 1.77 | NM | DNF | |||
| Nadiya Tkachenko | Soviet Union |
13.32 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
15.11 | 1.79 | 6.31 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
2:12.25 | DQ | Doping† | |
| Yekaterina Gordiyenko | Soviet Union |
13.95 (w: -0.4 m/s) |
14.64 | 1.79 | 6.17 (w: 0.5 m/s) |
2:14.6 | DQ | Doping‡ |
†: 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 edit
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (3)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Netherlands (2)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ a b 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