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1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 3000 metres

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Women's 3000 metres
at the European Athletics Championships

The women's 3000 metres at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 August 1978.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Svetlana Ulmasova
 Soviet Union
Silver Natalia Mărăşescu
 Romania
Bronze Grete Waitz
 Norway

Results

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Final

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29 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Ulmasova  Soviet Union 8:33.16 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalia Mărăşescu  Romania 8:33.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 8:34.33
4 Maricica Puică  Romania 8:40.94
5 Giana Romanova  Soviet Union 8:45.74
6 Cornelia Bürki   Switzerland 8:46.13
7 Raisa Belousova  Soviet Union 8:48.73
8 Paula Fudge  Great Britain 8:48.74
9 Ann Ford  Great Britain 8:53.08
10 Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 9:02.87
11 Magdolna Lázár  Hungary 9:05.14
12 Joëlle De Brouwer  France 9:05.21
13 Glynis Penny  Great Britain 9:08.9
14 Helena Ledvinová  Czechoslovakia 9:10.9
15 Mary Purcell  Ireland 9:11.9
16 Loa Olafsson  Denmark 9:12.0
17 Božena Sudická  Czechoslovakia 9:12.9
18 Bernadette Van Roy  Belgium 9:13.9
19 Deirdre Nagle  Ireland 9:21.9
20 Daniele Justin  Belgium 9:24.0
21 Carla Beurskens  Netherlands 9:25.5
22 Tineke Kluft  Netherlands 9:31.0
23 Carmen Valero  Spain 9:34.0
24 Miroslava Margoldová  Czechoslovakia 9:36.1
25 Connie Olsen  Denmark 9:40.6
Birgit Friedmann  West Germany DNF

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014