1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon


The women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.

Medalists

Results

Final

1/2 September
RankNameNationality100m HSPHJLJ800mPointsNotes
Margit PappHUN13.70
15.411.816.22
2:16.24694
Burglinde PollakGDR13.48
16.641.656.17
2:15.04614
Kristine NitzscheGDR14.02
12.771.936.13
2:12.74648
4Beatrix PhilippFRG14.65
17.951.776.03
2:19.24582
5Yekaterina Smirnova13.43
14.101.796.13
2:19.74545
6Ramona NeubertGDR14.14
13.291.756.33
2:21.34381
7Ina LoschFRG15.03
12.141.796.23
2:13.974302
8Florence PicautFRA13.98
13.161.835.80
2:25.04281
9Marcela KoblasováTCH14.35
13.381.716.00
2:24.64161
10Cornelia SulekFRG14.66
14.781.795.44
2:24.74143
11Els StolkNED14.72
12.221.775.83
2:18.734135
12Sylvia BarlagNED14.47
11.561.795.91
2:21.04143
13Yvette WrayGBR13.96
12.041.675.83
2:18.94103
14Angela WeissSUI14.03
11.181.735.94
2:20.94114
15Gabriela Ionescu14.52
11.291.716.06
2:18.94094
16Breda LorenciSFR Yugoslavia14.36
12.861.715.60
2:20.14064
17Sue MapstoneGBR14.28
10.991.735.58
2:24.83906
18Annette TånnanderSWE14.80
11.351.855.70
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Danuta CałyPOL14.48
12.991.77NMDNF
Nadiya Tkachenko13.32
15.111.796.31
2:12.25DQDoping†
Yekaterina Gordiyenko13.95
14.641.796.17
2:14.6DQDoping‡

†: Nadiya Tkachenko ranked initially 1st, but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.
‡: Yekaterina Gordiyenko ranked initially 5th, but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Participation

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