1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

Events at the
1978 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's pole vault at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Praha, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 August and 1 September 1978.[1]

Medalists

Gold Vladimir Trofimenko
 Soviet Union
Silver Antti Kalliomäki
 Finland
Bronze Rauli Pudas
 Finland

Results

Final

1 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Vladimir Trofimenko  Soviet Union 5.55 CR
2nd Antti Kalliomäki  Finland 5.50
3rd Rauli Pudas  Finland 5.45
4 Władysław Kozakiewicz  Poland 5.45
5 Yevgeniy Tananyka  Soviet Union 5.40
6 Philippe Houvion  France 5.40
7 François Tracanelli  France 5.30
7 Brian Hooper  United Kingdom 5.30
9 Patrick Abada  France 5.30
10 Tapani Haapakoski  Finland 5.30
11 Günther Lohre  West Germany 5.20
12 Mariusz Klimczyk  Poland NH
13 Roger Oriol  Spain DNS

Qualification

30 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Władysław Kozakiewicz  Poland 5.25 Q
2 Günther Lohre  West Germany 5.25 Q
3 Mariusz Klimczyk  Poland 5.25 Q
4 Yevgeniy Tananyka  Soviet Union 5.15 q
5 Philippe Houvion  France 5.15 q
6 Rauli Pudas  Finland 5.15 q
7 François Tracanelli  France 5.15 q
8 Vladimir Trofimenko  Soviet Union 5.15 q
9 Patrick Abada  France 5.15 q
10 Brian Hooper  United Kingdom 5.15 q
11 Roger Oriol  Spain 5.15 q
12 Tapani Haapakoski  Finland 5.15 q
13 Antti Kalliomäki  Finland 5.15 q
14 Domenico D'Alisera  Italy 4.90
15 Roman Zrun  Czechoslovakia 4.90
16 Elias Sakellariadis  Greece 4.90
17 Peter Jensen  Denmark 4.90
18 Reinhard Lechner  Austria 4.90
19 Tadeusz Ślusarski  Poland NH
20 Jiří Lesák  Czechoslovakia NH
21 Antonín Hadinger  Czechoslovakia NH
22 Keith Stock  United Kingdom NH
23 Patrick Desruelles  Belgium NH

Participation

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

References