The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in West Berlin, West Germany between August 20 and August 28, 1978.
Contents |
Medals table
| Place | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
23 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  Canada |
3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Australia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Germany |
1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 |  West Germany |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Japan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Results
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Phil Boggs (USA) |
Falk Hoffmann (GDR) |
Giorgio Cagnotto (ITA) |
| 10 m platform | Greg Louganis (USA) |
Falk Hoffmann (GDR) |
Vladimir Aleynik (URS) |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Irina Kalinina (URS) |
Cynthia Potter (USA) |
Jennifer Chandler (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Irina Kalinina (URS) |
Martina Jäschke (GDR) |
Melissa Briley (USA) |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | David McCagg (USA) |
Jim Montgomery (USA) |
Klaus Steinbach (FRG) |
| 200 m freestyle | Billy Forrester (USA) |
Rowdy Gaines (USA) |
Sergei Kopliakov (URS) |
| 400 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
Jeff Float (USA) |
Billy Forrester (USA) |
| 1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
Borut Petric (YUG) |
Bobby Hackett (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke | Bob Jackson (USA) |
Peter Rocca (USA) |
Romulo Arantes (BRA) |
| 200 m backstroke | Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Gary Hurring (NZL) |
Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Walter Kusch (FRG) |
Graham Smith (CAN) |
Gerald Mörken (FRG) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Nick Nevid (USA) |
Arsen Miskarov (URS) |
Walter Kusch (FRG) |
| 100 m butterfly | Joe Bottom (USA) |
Greg Jagenburg (USA) |
Pär Arvidsson (SWE) |
| 200 m butterfly | Mike Bruner (USA) |
Steve Gregg (USA) |
Roger Pyttel (GDR) |
| 200 m individual medley | Graham Smith (CAN) |
Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) |
| 400 m individual medley | Jesse Vassallo (USA) |
Sergey Fesenko (URS) |
András Hargitay (HUN) |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Jack Babashoff Rowdy Gaines Jim Montgomery David McCagg |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Ulrich Temps Peter Knust Klaus Steinbach |
Sweden (SWE) Per Holmertz Dan Larsson Per-Ola Quist Per-Alvar Magnusson |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Bruce Furniss Billy Forrester Bobby Hackett Rowdy Gaines |
Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Rusin Andrey Krylov Vladimir Salnikov Sergey Kopliakov |
West Germany (FRG) Andreas Schmidt Peter Knust Karsken Lippmann Frank Wennmann |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Bob Jackson Nick Nevid Joe Bottom David McCagg |
West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Walter Kusch Michael Kraus Andreas Schmidt |
Great Britain (GBR) Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith |
- Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Barbara Krause (GDR) |
Lene Jenssen (NOR) |
Larisa Tsereva (URS) |
| 200 m freestyle | Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Barbara Krause (GDR) |
Larisa Tsereva (URS) |
| 400 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham (AUS) |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Kim Linehan (USA) |
| 800 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham (AUS) |
Cynthia Woodhead (USA) |
Kim Linehan (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) |
Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
| 200 m backstroke | Linda Jezek (USA) |
Birgit Treiber (GDR) |
Cheryl Gibson (CAN) |
| 100 m breaststroke | Julia Bogdanova (URS) |
Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Margaret Kelly (GBR) |
| 200 m breaststroke | Lina Kačiušytė (URS) |
Julia Bogdanova (URS) |
Susanne Nielsson (DEN) |
| 100 m butterfly | Joan Pennington (USA) |
Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
Wendy Quirk (CAN) |
| 200 m butterfly | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Nancy Hogshead (USA) |
Andrea Pollack (GDR) |
| 200 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Joan Pennington (USA) |
Ulrike Tauber (GDR) |
| 400 m individual medley | Tracy Caulkins (USA) |
Ulrike Tauber (GDR) |
Petra Schneider (GDR) |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Jill Sterkel Cynthia Woodhead |
East Germany (GDR) Heike Witt Caren Metschuck Barbara Krause Petra Priemer |
Canada (CAN) Gail Amundrud Nancy Garapick Sue Sloan Wendy Quirk |
| 4×100 m medley relay | United States (USA) Linda Jezek Tracy Caulkins Joan Pennington Cynthia Woodhead |
East Germany (GDR) Birgit Treiber Ramona Reinke Andrea Pollack Barbara Krause |
Soviet Union (URS) Elena Kruglova Julia Bogdanova Irina Aksenova Larisa Tsereva |
Synchronised swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo routine | Helen Vanderburg (CAN) |
Pam Tryon (USA) |
Yasuko Unezaki (JPN) |
| Duet routine | Michelle Calkins (CAN) Helen Vanderburg (CAN) |
Masako Fujiwara (JPN) Yasuko Fujiwara (JPN) |
Michele Barone (USA) Pam Tryon (USA) |
| Team routine | United States (USA) |
Japan (JPN) |
Canada (CAN) |
Water polo
- Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Italy |
Hungary |
Yugoslavia |
External links
| Preceded by 1975 World Aquatics Championships (Cali, Colombia) |
FINA World Aquatics Championships | Succeeded by 1982 World Aquatics Championships (Guayaquil, Ecuador) |
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