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)
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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

Medal	Name	Event
	Pietro Mennea	Men's 100m
	Pietro Mennea	Men's 200m
	Venanzio Ortis	Men's 5000m
	Sara Simeoni	Women's high jump
	Venanzio Ortis	Men's 10,000m

Top eight

Men

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

Women

Athlete

100 m

200 m

400 m

800 m

1500 m

3000 m

100 m hs

400 m hs

4×100 m relay

4×400 m relay

High jump

Long jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Javelin throw

Pentathlon

Gabriella Dorio

6

Sara Simeoni

References

External links

• EAA official site