| Women's long jump at the European Athletics Championships |
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| 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's long jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978.
Medalists
| Gold | Vilma Bardauskienė Soviet Union
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| Silver | Angela Voigt East Germany
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| Bronze | Jarmila Nygrýnová Czechoslovakia
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Results
Final
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vilma Bardauskienė | Soviet Union |
6.88 | |
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Angela Voigt | East Germany |
6.79 | |
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Jarmila Nygrýnová | Czechoslovakia |
6.69 | |
| 4 | Brigitte Wujak | East Germany |
6.60 | |
| 5 | Gina Panait |  Romania |
6.52 | |
| 6 | Sue Reeve |  Great Britain |
6.48 | |
| 7 | Karin Antretter |  West Germany |
6.48 | |
| 8 | Heidemarie Wycisk | East Germany |
6.44 | |
| 9 | Jacky Curtet |  France |
6.24 | |
| 10 | Doina Anton | Romania |
6.22 | |
| 11 | Lidiya Gusheva |  Bulgaria |
6.20 | |
| 12 | Maroula Lambrou |  Greece |
6.12 |
Qualification
29 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilma Bardauskienė | Soviet Union |
7.09 | CR, WR, Q |
| 2 | Brigitte Wujak | East Germany |
6.65 | Q |
| 3 | Gina Panait | Romania |
6.61 | Q |
| 4 | Jacky Curtet | France |
6.54 | Q |
| 5 | Jarmila Nygrýnová | Czechoslovakia |
6.48 | Q |
| 6 | Sue Reeve | Great Britain |
6.47 | Q |
| 7 | Karin Antretter | West Germany |
6.46 | Q |
| 8 | Angela Voigt | East Germany |
6.44 | Q |
| 9 | Heidemarie Wycisk | East Germany |
6.40 | Q |
| 10 | Lidiya Gusheva | Bulgaria |
6.40 | Q |
| 11 | Maroula Lambrou | Greece |
6.31 | Q |
| 12 | Doina Anton | Romania |
6.31 | Q |
| 13 | Lidiya Alfeyeva | Soviet Union |
6.29 | |
| 14 | Margit Papp |  Hungary |
6.28 | |
| 15 | Teresa Marciniak |  Poland |
6.26 | |
| 16 | Susan Hearnshaw | Great Britain |
6.25 | |
| 17 | Sandra Vlad | Romania |
6.19 | |
| 18 | Isabella Keller |  Switzerland |
6.15 | |
| 19 | Sylvia Barlag |  Netherlands |
6.12 | |
| 20 | Anke Weigt | West Germany |
6.08 | |
| 21 | Dorthe Rasmussen |  Denmark |
5.85 | |
| Eva Šuranová | Czechoslovakia |
NM |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Denmark (1)
- East Germany (3)
- France (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (3)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
| Long jump at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in women's long jump | |
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