1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 August and 1 September 1978.[1]

Men's pole vault
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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

Results

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Final

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1 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Vladimir Trofimenko   Soviet Union 5.55 CR
  Antti Kalliomäki   Finland 5.50
  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   Great Britain 5.30
9 Patrick Abada   France 5.30
10 Tapani Haapakoski   Finland 5.30
11 Günther Lohre   West Germany 5.20
Mariusz Klimczyk   Poland NH
Roger Oriol   Spain DNS

Qualification

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30 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Władysław Kozakiewicz   Poland 5.25 Q
Günther Lohre   West Germany 5.25 Q
Mariusz Klimczyk   Poland 5.25 Q
Yevgeniy Tananyka   Soviet Union 5.15 q
Philippe Houvion   France 5.15 q
Rauli Pudas   Finland 5.15 q
François Tracanelli   France 5.15 q
Vladimir Trofimenko   Soviet Union 5.15 q
Patrick Abada   France 5.15 q
Brian Hooper   Great Britain 5.15 q
Roger Oriol   Spain 5.15 q
Tapani Haapakoski   Finland 5.15 q
Antti Kalliomäki   Finland 5.15 q
Domenico D'Alisera   Italy 4.90
Roman Zrun   Czechoslovakia 4.90
Elias Sakellariadis   Greece 4.90
Peter Jensen   Denmark 4.90
Reinhard Lechner   Austria 4.90
Tadeusz Ślusarski   Poland NH
Jiří Lesák   Czechoslovakia NH
Antonín Hadinger   Czechoslovakia NH
Keith Stock   Great Britain NH
Patrick Desruelles   Belgium NH

Participation

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

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014