The men's long jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.
Medalists Gold Jacques Rousseau Silver Nenad Stekić Bronze Vladimir Tsepelyov
Results Final 2 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jacques Rousseau 8.18 CR Nenad Stekić 8.12 Vladimir Tsepelyov 8.01 4 Grzegorz Cybulski 7.96 5 Jochen Verschl 7.89 6 Valeriy Podluzhniy 7.89 7 Roy Mitchell 7.88 8 Åke Fransson 7.65 9 Jaroslav Křivka 7.60 10 Stanisław Jaskułka 7.60 11 Jan Leitner 7.59 12 Jaroslav Priščák 7.48
Qualification 1 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Nenad Stekić 7.96 Q 2 Vladimir Tsepelyov 7.95 Q 3 Jaroslav Priščák 7.81 Q 4 Jan Leitner 7.80 Q 5 Valeriy Podluzhniy 7.79 q 6 Roy Mitchell 7.77 q 7 Stanisław Jaskułka 7.74 q 8 Jacques Rousseau 7.72 q 9 Grzegorz Cybulski 7.71 q 10 Jaroslav Křivka 7.71 q 11 Jochen Verschl 7.66 q 12 Åke Fransson 7.66 q 13 Marek Chludziński 7.61 14 Philippe Deroche 7.58 15 Ronald Desruelles 7.54 16 László Szalma 7.53 17 Oganes Stepanyan 7.52 18 Winfried Klepsch 7.52 19 Dimitrios Delifotis 7.44 20 Maurizio Maffi 7.42 21 Alberto Solanas 7.36
Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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