1978 European Athletics Championships / men's marathon
12th European Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | Men's marathon |
city |
Prague , Czechoslovakia - today the Czech Republic![]() ![]() |
place | Circuit through Prague |
Attendees | 49 athletes from 20 countries |
Competition phase | 3rd September 1978 |
Medalist | |
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Leonid Mossejew ( URS )
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Nikolay Penzin ( URS )
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Karel Lismont ( BEL )
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The men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships 1978 took place on September 3, 1978 in Prague , capital of what was then Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic ).
There was a double victory for the USSR. Leonid Mossejew won the race with a new championship record in 2: 11: 57.5 hours. Nikolay Penzin was vice European champion ahead of Belgian Karel Lismont .
Records / best performances
Existing records
World record |
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2:08:33.6 h | Antwerp , Belgium | May 30, 1969 |
Championship record |
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2: 13: 09.0 h | EM in Helsinki | 15th August 1971 |
Note:
At that time, records were not kept in marathon running and street walking because of the different track conditions with the exception of championship records.
Record improvement
With his time of 2: 11: 57.5 h, Leonid Mossejew, the new European champion, improved Karel Lismont's European championship record by 1: 11.5 minutes.
Result
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Karel_Lismont_1976.jpg/240px-Karel_Lismont_1976.jpg)
The Belgian European Champion from 1971 Karel Lismont won the bronze medal
Web links and sources
- Men Marathon European Championships 1978 Prague on todor66.com, accessed February 21, 2019
- European Marathon Championships at marathonspiegel.de, accessed on February 21, 2019
- European Athletics Championships - Prague 1978 from european-athletics.org, accessed February 21, 2019
Video
- Europei Praga 1978 Maratona Ricostruzione Moiseev on youtube.com, published May 13, 2015, accessed February 21, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF records. Men's marathon , accessed February 21, 2019