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.

Final
1/2 September {{legend|#F2F5A9|The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} †: 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.


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 * 🇸🇪 sweden (1)
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 * 🇬🇧 united kingdom (2)
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