# 1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.

## Medalists

| Gold | Margit Papp Hungary |
| Silver | Burglinde Pollak East Germany |
| Bronze | Kristine Nitzsche East Germany |

## Results
### Final

1/2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
| | Margit Papp | Hungary | 13.70 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 15.41 | 1.81 | 6.22 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 2:16.2 | 4694 (4655) | |
| | Burglinde Pollak | East Germany | 13.48 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 16.64 | 1.65 | 6.17 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:15.0 | 4614 (4600) | |
| | Kristine Nitzsche | East Germany | 14.02 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.77 | 1.93 | 6.13 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 2:12.7 | 4648 (4599) | |
| 4 | Beatrix Philipp | West Germany | 14.65 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 17.95 | 1.77 | 6.03 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 2:19.2 | 4582 (4554) | |
| 5 | Yekaterina Smirnova | Soviet Union | 13.43 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 14.10 | 1.79 | 6.13 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 2:19.7 | 4545 (4534) | |
| 6 | Ramona Neubert | East Germany | 14.14 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 13.29 | 1.75 | 6.33 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 2:21.3 | 4381 (4380) | |
| 7 | Ina Losch | West Germany | 15.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.14 | 1.79 | 6.23 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 2:13.97 | 4302 (4319) | |
| 8 | Florence Picaut | France | 13.98 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 13.16 | 1.83 | 5.80 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:25.0 | 4281 (4307) | |
| 9 | Marcela Koblasová | Czechoslovakia | 14.35 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 13.38 | 1.71 | 6.00 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 2:24.6 | 4161 (4210) | |
| 10 | Cornelia Sulek | West Germany | 14.66 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.78 | 1.79 | 5.44 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:24.7 | 4143 (4202) | |
| 11 | Els Stolk | Netherlands | 14.72 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 12.22 | 1.77 | 5.83 (w: 1.1 m/s) | 2:18.73 | 4135 (4190) | |
| 12 | Sylvia Barlag | Netherlands | 14.47 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 11.56 | 1.79 | 5.91 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 2:21.0 | 4143 (4184) | |
| 13 | Yvette Wray | Great Britain | 13.96 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.04 | 1.67 | 5.83 (w: 2.0 m/s) | 2:18.9 | 4103 (4171) | |
| 14 | Angela Weiss | Switzerland | 14.03 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 11.18 | 1.73 | 5.94 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 2:20.9 | 4114 (4165) | |
| 15 | Gabriela Ionescu | Romania | 14.52 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 11.29 | 1.71 | 6.06 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:18.9 | 4094 (4145) | |
| 16 | Breda Lorenci | Yugoslavia | 14.36 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 12.86 | 1.71 | 5.60 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 2:20.1 | 4064 (4144) | |
| 17 | Sue Mapstone | Great Britain | 14.28 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 10.99 | 1.73 | 5.58 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:24.8 | 3906 (3993) | |
| 18 | Annette Tånnander | Sweden | 14.80 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 11.35 | 1.85 | 5.70 (w: 0.4 m/s) | | 3286 (3364) | |
| | Danuta Cały | Poland | 14.48 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.99 | 1.77 | NM | | DNF | |
| | Nadiya Tkachenko | Soviet Union | 13.32 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 15.11 | 1.79 | 6.31 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 2:12.25 | DQ | Doping$^†$ |
| | Yekaterina Gordiyenko | Soviet Union | 13.95 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.64 | 1.79 | 6.17 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 2:14.6 | DQ | Doping$^‡$ |
$^†$: Nadiya Tkachenko ranked initially 1st (4744pts), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules. $^‡$: Yekaterina Gordiyenko ranked initially 5th (4572pts), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* East Germany (3)
* France (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Great Britain (2)
* West Germany (3)
* Yugoslavia (1)