The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29, 30, and 31 August 1978.
Medalists Gold Harald Schmid Silver Dmitriy Stukalov Bronze Vasiliy Arkhipenko
Results
Final 31 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Harald Schmid 48.51 CR Dmitriy Stukalov 49.72 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 49.77 4 Franz Meier 49.84 5 Harry Schulting 50.07 6 Jean-Claude Nallet 50.10 7 José Alonso 50.19 8 Horia Toboc 50.46
Semi-finals 30 August
Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Harald Schmid 50.07 Q 2 José Alonso 50.32 Q 3 Horia Toboc 50.42 Q 4 Dmitriy Stukalov 50.51 Q 5 Stavros Tziortzis 50.83 6 Peter Haas 51.29 7 Axel Salander 51.63 8 Yanko Bratanov 52.39
Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 49.92 Q 2 Jean-Claude Nallet 49.98 Q 3 Franz Meier 50.12 Q 4 Harry Schulting 50.22 Q 5 Georgios Parris 50.66 6 Rok Kopitar 50.98 7 Lars-Åke Welander 50.99 8 Thomas Löwe 51.96
Heats 29 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Dmitriy Stukalov 50.35 Q 2 Harry Schulting 50.39 Q 3 Peter Haas 50.45 Q 4 José Carvalho 51.02 5 Christer Gullstrand 51.03 6 Gary Oakes 52.08 7 Felix Rummele 52.13
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Thomas Löwe 50.34 Q 2 Yanko Bratanov 50.45 Q 3 Horia Toboc 50.75 Q 4 Oleg Bulatkin 50.90 5 Claude Anicet 51.68 6 Miroslav Kodejš 51.98 7 Bill Hartley 52.15
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Harald Schmid 49.78 Q 2 Rok Kopitar 50.43 Q 3 Georgios Parris 50.45 Q 4 Jean-Claude Nallet 50.49 q 5 Alan Pascoe 50.95 6 Ladislav Kárský 51.38 7 Lars Nilsen 51.48
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vasiliy Arkhipenko 50.15 Q 2 José Alonso 50.27 Q 3 Stavros Tziortzis 50.49 Q 4 Axel Salander 50.55 q 5 Franz Meier 50.66 q 6 Lars-Åke Welander 50.72 q
Participation According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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