1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 August 1978.Medalists
Results
Final
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Martti Vainio | FIN | 27:30.99 | NR CR |
| Venanzio Ortis | ITA | 27:31.48 | |
| Aleksandras Antipovas | | 27:31.50 | NR |
| 4 | Brendan Foster | GBR | 27:32.65 | |
| 5 | Dave Black | GBR | 27:36.27 | |
| 6 | Gerard Tebroke | NED | 27:36.64 | NR |
| 7 | Ilie Floroiu | | 27:40.06 | NR |
| 8 | Enn Sellik | | 27:40.61 | |
| 9 | Knut Kvalheim | NOR | 27:41.26 | |
| 10 | Jerzy Kowol | POL | 27:53.61 | NR |
| 11 | John Treacy | IRL | 28:17.0 | |
| 12 | Léon Schots | BEL | 28:19.6 | |
| 13 | Cătălin Andreica | | 28:29.4 | |
| 14 | Mike McLeod | GBR | 28:38.0 | |
| 15 | Øyvind Dahl | NOR | 28:43.2 | |
| 16 | Frank Grillaert | BEL | 28:43.5 | |
| 17 | Ryszard Kopijasz | POL | 28:44.2 | |
| 18 | Karel Lismont | BEL | 28:49.2 | |
| 19 | Waldemar Cierpinski | GDR | 28:58.9 | |
| 20 | Karel Gába | TCH | 29:56.3 | |
| Pierre Levisse | FRA | DNF | |
| Detlef Uhlemann | FRG | DNF | |
| Jos Hermens | NED | DNF | |
| Paul Copu | | DNF | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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