Spain at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

Sporting event delegation

Spain at the
1978 European Athletics Championships

WA code| ESP
National federation| RFEA
Website| www.rfea.es
in Prague
Competitors| 16 (13 men and 3 women) in 12 events
Medals
Ranked 10th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

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Spain competed at the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, from 29 August to 3 September 1978.

For the first time, a Spanish athlete won a medal in the European Athletics Championships.

## Medals

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Medal  | Name  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Jordi Llopart | Men's 50 km walk | 2 September

## Results

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Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Luis Sarria | 200 m | 21.18  | 13 Q | 21.24  | 12  | Did not advance
José Manuel Abascal | 1500 m | 3:47.6  | 29  | Did not advance
Fernando Cerrada | 5000 m | 13:40.4  | 18  | —  | Did not advance
Javier Moracho | 110 m hurdles | 14.15  | 15 Q | 14.16  | =11  | Did not advance
Juan Lloveras | 14.17  | 16  | Did not advance
José Alonso | 400 m hurdles | 50.27  | 3 Q | 50.32  | 6 Q | 50.19  | 7
Antonio Campos | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.2  | 11  | Did not advance
Domingo Ramón | 9:07.8  | 31  | Did not advance
Antonio Romero | Marathon | —  | 2:19:26.4  | 26
José Marín | 20 km walk | —  | 1:24:38.1  | 5
50 km walk | —  | DNF
Agustín Jorba | DNF
Jordi Llopart | 3:53:29.9 CR |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Alberto Solanas | Long jump | 7.36  | 21  | Did not advance

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Carmen Valero | 3000 m | —  | 9:34.0  | 23
Rosa María Colorado | 400 m hurdles | 59.76  | 22  | Did not advance
Montserrat Pujol | 60.21  | 24  | Did not advance

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Nations at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* East Germany
* Finland
* France
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

*[DNF]: Did not finish
*[CR]: Championship record
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