1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles explained

Event:Women's 100 metres hurdles
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 2 September 1978.

Medalists

GoldJohanna Klier
SilverTatyana Anisimova
BronzeGudrun Berend

Results

Final

2 SeptemberWind: 0.6 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 align=left align=left 12.62
5 align=left align=left 12.67
1 align=left align=left 12.73
4 3 align=left align=left 12.86
5 8 align=left align=left 12.98
6 6 align=left align=left 13.09
7 7 align=left align=left 13.17
2 align=left align=left
Note: The final originally took place on 1 September but during its course Grażyna Rabsztyn veered off onto the neighbouring lane and caused Nina Margulina to fall down.[1] [2] Because of this the race was re-run a day later without Grażyna Rabsztyn, with the same athletes taking the medals in exactly the same order.[3]

Semi-finals

31 August

Semi-final 1

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 12.60 CR Q
2 align=left align=left 12.90 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.00 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.07 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.25
6 align=left align=left 13.36
7 align=left align=left 13.72
8 align=left align=left 13.90

Semi-final 2

Wind: 0.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 12.90 Q
2 align=left align=left 12.92 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.00 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.14 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.44
6 align=left align=left 13.82
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNS

Heats

31 August

Heat 1

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 12.94 Q
2 align=left align=left 13.04 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.26 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.48 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.56
6 align=left align=left 14.07

Heat 2

Wind: 1.8 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 12.85 Q
2 align=left align=left 13.13 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.23 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.40 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.60
6 align=left align=left 13.63

Heat 3

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 13.20 Q
2 align=left align=left 13.46 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.52 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.61 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.63

Heat 4

Wind: 0.4 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 12.85 Q
2 align=left align=left 13.43 Q
3 align=left align=left 13.74 Q
4 align=left align=left 13.84 Q
5 align=left align=left 13.95
6 align=left align=left 14.04

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addszwxK1EA Video of the original final
  2. News: Capes sent off. 2 September 1978. New Nation. 16. 1 July 2018.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdP1SX7vEY Video of the re-run