1978 European Athletics Championships

12th European Athletics Championships
The logo of the 1978 European Athletics Championships
Dates29 August – 3 September
Host cityPrague, Czechoslovakia
VenueStadion Evžena Rošického
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events40
Participation1004 athletes from
29 nations

The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

There were a number of disqualifications because of infringements of IAAF doping rules resulting in 18-month bans for shot putter Yevgeniy Mironov, javelin thrower Vasiliy Yershov, and pentathletes Nadiya Tkachenko and Yekaterina Gordiyenko, all competing for the Soviet Union, as well as shot putter Elena Stoyanova from Bulgaria.[9]

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  2. ^ Hostility flares in 'peace' Games, Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1978, p. 22, retrieved November 24, 2014
  3. ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Wells faster than Borzow ... but watch Mennea, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
  4. ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 30, 1978), Foster run out of the medals, Glasgow Herald, p. 22, retrieved September 13, 2014
  5. ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Beaten, now Wells may not run 200, Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
  6. ^ Hubbard, Alan (August 31, 1978), Come to Russia, with love..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
  7. ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 1, 1978), Ovett, Coe and Thompson lose, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 13, 2014
  8. ^ Hubbard, Alan (September 4, 1978), "Gold at last – thanks to Ovett", Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
  9. ^ Holt, John B. (April 26–28, 1979), International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Main Decisions of the IAAF Council, Meeting in Dakar (SEN), April 26th, 27th and 28th 1979 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018, retrieved September 13, 2014