1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 2 September 1978.

Medalists Gold Johanna Klier Silver Tatyana Anisimova Bronze Gudrun Berend

Results

Final 2 September Wind: 0.6 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Johanna Klier 12.62 5 Tatyana Anisimova 12.67 1 Gudrun Berend 12.73 4 3 Nina Margulina 12.86 5 8 Lucyna Langer 12.98 6 6 Annerose Fiedler 13.09 7 7 Elżbieta Rabsztyn 13.17 2 Grażyna Rabsztyn Note: The final originally took place on 1 September but during its course Grażyna Rabsztyn veered off onto the neighbouring lane and caused Nina Margulina to fall down.Video of the original final Because of this the race was re-run a day later without Grażyna Rabsztyn, with the same athletes taking the medals in exactly the same order.Video of the re-run

Semi-finals 31 August

Semi-final 1 Wind: -0.2 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Grażyna Rabsztyn 12.60 CR Q 2 Johanna Klier 12.90 Q 3 Nina Margulina 13.00 Q 4 Annerose Fiedler 13.07 Q 5 Sharon Colyear 13.25 6 Xénia Siska 13.36 7 Monika Schönauerová 13.72 8 Ileana Ongar 13.90

Semi-final 2 Wind: 0.2 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Gudrun Berend 12.90 Q 2 Tatyana Anisimova 12.92 Q 3 Lucyna Langer 13.00 Q 4 Elżbieta Rabsztyn 13.14 Q 5 Lorna Boothe 13.44 6 Elisavet Pantazi 13.82 Sylvia Kempin DNF Lidiya Gusheva DNS

Heats 31 August

Heat 1 Wind: -0.3 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Grazyna Rabsztyn 12.94 Q 2 Nina Margulina 13.04 Q 3 Gudrun Berend 13.26 Q 4 Xénia Siska 13.48 Q 5 Shirley Strong 13.56 6 Laurence Elloy 14.07

Heat 2 Wind: 1.8 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Johanna Klier 12.85 Q 2 Lucyna Langer 13.13 Q 3 Sharon Colyear 13.23 Q 4 Sylvia Kempin 13.40 Q 5 Laurence Lebeau 13.60 6 Hilde Fredriksen 13.63

Heat 3 Wind: -1.9 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Elżbieta Rabsztyn 13.20 Q 2 Lorna Boothe 13.46 Q 3 Lidiya Gusheva 13.52 Q 4 Monika Schönauerová 13.61 Q 5 Lena Spoof 13.63

Heat 4 Wind: 0.4 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Tatyana Anisimova 12.85 Q 2 Annerose Fiedler 13.43 Q 3 Ileana Ongar 13.74 Q 4 Elisavet Pantazi 13.84 Q 5 Dorthe Rasmussen 13.95 6 Hana Chocová 14.04

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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