1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Praha, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.

1/2 September

^†: Nadezhda 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.

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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