Spain at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

Spain at the 1978 European Athletics Championships
IAAF 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 Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, from 29 August to 3 September 1978.

For the first time, an 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

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		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	N/A		Did not advance
Javier Moracho	110 m hurdles	14.15	15 Q	14.16	=11	Did not advance
Juan Lloveras		14.17	16	Did not advance
José Alonso	400 m hurdles	50.27	3 Q	50.32	6 Q	50.19	7
José Antonio Campos	3000 m steeplechase	8:38.2	11	Did not advance
Domingo Ramón		9:07.8	31	Did not advance
Antonio Romero	Marathon	N/A				2:19:26.4	26
José Marín	20 km walk	N/A				1:24:38.1	5
	50 km walk	N/A				DNF
Agustín Jorba						DNF
Jordi Llopart						3:53:29.9 CR

Field events

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

Women

Track & road events

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