These are the official results of the Men's 1,500 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The final was held on 3 September 1978.
Medalists Gold Steve Ovett Silver Eamonn Coghlan Bronze David Moorcroft
Results Final 3 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Steve Ovett 3:35.59 CR Eamonn Coghlan 3:36.57 David Moorcroft 3:36.70 4 Thomas Wessinghage 3:37.19 5 Antti Loikkanen 3:37.54 6 José Marajo 3:38.20 7 Jürgen Straub 3:38.88 8 John Robson 3:39.6 9 Olaf Beyer 3:39.7 10 Francis Gonzalez 3:40.1 11 Rolf Gysin 3:41.0 12 Jozef Plachý 3:42.2
Heats 1 September
Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Eamonn Coghlan 3:39.98 Q 2 David Moorcroft 3:40.0 Q 3 Olaf Beyer 3:40.1 Q 4 Thomas Wessinghage 3:40.1 q 5 José Marajo 3:40.6 q 6 Valeriy Abramov 3:40.9 7 Bernhard Vifian 3:42.5 8 Robert Nemeth 3:44.1 9 Ari Paunonen 3:45.0 10 José Manuel Abascal 3:47.6 11 Marcel Pierrard 3:52.8 Klaas Lok DNF
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Steve Ovett 3:42.94 Q 2 Jürgen Straub 3:43.1 Q 3 Rolf Gysin 3:43.2 Q 4 Marc Nevens 3:43.2 5 Ray Flynn 3:44.1 6 Dietmar Millonig 3:44.8 7 Vladimir Sheronov 3:45.1 8 Günther Hasler 3:46.7 9 Philippe Dien 3:47.4 10 Björn Nilsson 3:47.9 11 Jón Didriksson 3:48.1
Heat 3
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Antti Loikkanen 3:39.66 Q 2 John Robson 3:40.0 Q 3 Francis Gonzalez 3:40.4 Q 4 Jozef Plachý 3:40.6 q 5 Pierre Délèze 3:40.7 6 Günther Ruth 3:41.4 7 Lars Ericsson 3:42.5 8 Valeriy Toropov 3:45.1 9 Sermet Timurlenk 3:45.8 10 Fotios Kourtis 3:45.9 Karl Fleschen DNF
Participation According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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See also 1974 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Rome) 1976 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Montreal) 1980 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow) 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens) 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki) 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
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