Spain at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

Spain at the
1978 European Athletics Championships
Spain at the; 1978 European Athletics Championships
WA code	ESP
National federation	RFEA
Website	www.rfea.es
in Prague
Competitors	16 (13 men and 3 women) in 12 events
Medals; Ranked 10th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
	1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1969; 1971; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018; 2022; 2024;

Spain competed at the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, from 29 August to 3 September 1978.

For the first time, a Spanish athlete won a medal in the European Athletics Championships.

Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Jordi Llopart	Men's 50 km walk	2 September

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luis Sarria	200 m	21.18	13 Q	21.24	12	Did not advance
José Manuel Abascal	1500 m	3:47.6	29	Did not advance
Fernando Cerrada	5000 m	13:40.4	18	—		Did not advance
Javier Moracho	110 m hurdles	14.15	15 Q	14.16	=11	Did not advance
Juan Lloveras	110 m hurdles	14.17	16	Did not advance
José Alonso	400 m hurdles	50.27	3 Q	50.32	6 Q	50.19	7
Antonio Campos	3000 m steeplechase	8:38.2	11	Did not advance
Domingo Ramón	3000 m steeplechase	9:07.8	31	Did not advance
Antonio Romero	Marathon	—				2:19:26.4	26
José Marín	20 km walk	—				1:24:38.1	5
José Marín	50 km walk	—				DNF
Agustín Jorba						DNF
Jordi Llopart						3:53:29.9 CR

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Alberto Solanas	Long jump	7.36	21	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carmen Valero	3000 m	—				9:34.0	23
Rosa María Colorado	400 m hurdles	59.76	22	Did not advance
Montserrat Pujol	400 m hurdles	60.21	24	Did not advance