Italy at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

Italy at the
1978 European Athletics Championships
Italy at the; 1978 European Athletics Championships
WA code	ITA
in Prague
Competitors	43
Medals	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 5
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
	1934; 1938; 1946; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1969; 1971; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018; 2022; 2024;

Italy took 43 competitors to the 1978 European Athletics Championships which took place 29 August–3 September 1978 in Prague. Italy took five medals during the championships.^[1]

Medalists

Athlete	100 m	200 m	400 m	800 m	1500 m	5000 m	10,000 m	110 m hs	400 m hs	3000 m st	4×100 m relay	4×400 m relay	Marathon	20 km walk	50 km walk	High jump	Pole vault	Long jump	Triple jump	Shot put	Discus throw	Hammer throw	Javelin throw	Decathlon
Pietro Mennea
Venanzio Ortis
Giuseppe Buttari								4
Relay team Giovanni Grazioli Luciano Caravani Stefano Curini Pietro Mennea											5
Relay team Roberto Tozzi Daniele Zanini Stefano Malinverni Pietro Mennea												7
Massimo Magnani													6
Maurizio Damilano														6
Roberto Buccione														8
Vittorio Visini															6
Sandro Bellucci															7
Edoardo Podberscek																						7
Giampaolo Urlando																						8

^ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Italy at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

WA code	ITA
in Prague
Competitors	43
Medals	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 5
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1934 1938 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1969 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024