1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres explained

Event:Women's 1500 metres
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The women's 1500 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 3 September 1978.

Medalists

GoldGiana Romanova
SilverNatalia Mărăşescu
BronzeTotka Petrova

Results

Final

3 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 3:59.01 CR
align=left align=left 3:59.77
align=left align=left 4:00.15
4 align=left align=left 4:00.18
5 align=left align=left 4:00.55 NR
6 align=left align=left 4:01.25
7 align=left align=left 4:02.20
8 align=left align=left 4:04.60
9 align=left align=left 4:04.73
10 align=left align=left 4:06.6
11 align=left align=left 4:09.3
12 align=left align=left 4:11.5

Heats

1 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 4:11.50 Q
2 align=left align=left 4:11.5 Q
3 align=left align=left 4:11.7 Q
4 align=left align=left 4:11.8 Q
5 align=left align=left 4:11.8 Q
6 align=left align=left 4:11.9
7 align=left align=left 4:17.5
8 align=left align=left 4:17.7
9 align=left align=left 4:20.2
10 align=left align=left 4:31.3

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 4:05.76 Q
2 align=left align=left 4:06.1 Q
3 align=left align=left 4:06.3 Q
4 align=left align=left 4:06.3 Q
5 align=left align=left 4:06.7 Q
6 align=left align=left 4:07.2 q
7 align=left align=left 4:11.8 q
8 align=left align=left 4:14.4
9 align=left align=left 4:19.2
10 align=left align=left 4:40.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.