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| Host city = Rome
| Dates = 22-26 July
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| Level = Senior
| Previous = 1977
| Next = 1979
}}The 1978 Italian Athletics Championships was the 68th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Rome (track & field events).[1][2] Champions{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Men| Event | Athlete | Performance |
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| 100 metres | Pietro Mennea | 10.30 | | 200 metres | Pietro Mennea | 20.35 | | 400 metres | Stefano Malinverni | 46.63 | | 800 metres | Carlo Grippo | 1:47.8a | | 1500 metres | Fulvio Costa | 3:45.3a | | 5000 metres | Piero Selvaggio | 13:57.8a | | 10,000 metres | Venanzio Ortis | 28:55.6a | | 110 metres hurdles | Giuseppe Buttari | 13.79 | | 400 metres hurdles | Giorgio Ballati | 50.68 | | 3000 metres steeplechase | Roberto Volpi | 8:30.3a | | High jump | Rodolfo Bergamo | 2.24 | | Pole vault | Renato Dionisi | 5.20 | | Long jump | Maurizio Maffi | 7.69 | | Triple jump | Paolo Piapan | 15.78 | | Shot put | Angelo Groppelli | 19.07 | | Discus throw | Armando De Vincentis | 61.84 | | Hammer throw | Gian Paolo Urlando | 74.14 | | Javelin throw | Vanni Rodeghiero | 73.50* | | Decathlon | Hubert Indra | 6457 | | Half Marathon | Massimo Magnani | 1:31:50* | | Marathon | Massimo Magnani | 02:16:46 | | 10,000 metres track walk | not held | | | 20 km road walk | Maurizio Damilano | 01:26:42 | | 50 km road walk | Paolo Grecucci | 03:51:31 | | Cross country (long course) | Franco Fava | |
{{col-2}}Women| Event | Athlete | Performance |
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| 100 metres | Laura Miano | 11.54 | | 200 metres | Marisa Masullo | 23.98 | | 400 metres | Erica Rossi | 53.76 | | 800 metres | Agnese Possamai | 2:05.7a | | 1500 metres | Gabriella Dorio | 4:09.5a | | 3000 metres | Silvana Cruciata | 9:05.1a | | 100 metres hurdles | Ileana Ongar | 13.76 | | 400 metres hurdles | Giuseppina Cirulli | 59.88 | | 3000 metres steeplechase | - | - | | High jump | Sara Simeoni | 1.95 | | Pole vault | - | - | | Long jump | Emanuela Nini | 6.28 | | Triple jump | - | - | | Shot put | Cinzia Petrucci | 16.10 | | Discus throw | Renata Scaglia | 52.96 | | Hammer throw | - | - | | Javelin throw | Giuliana Amici | 58.72* | | Pentathlon | Barbara Bachlechner | 3853p | | Marathon | - | - | | Cross country (long course) | Agnese Possamai | |
{{col-end}} References 1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CN-Sedi-U.pdf|title=CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” – UOMINI 1906-2015 - Storia, Sedi, Programmi|publisher=sportolimpico.it|language=italian|accessdate=17 September 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|title=ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (1978-2006)|publisher=gbrathletics.com|accessdate=17 September 2018}}
External links - Italian Athletics Federation
{{Italian Athletics Championships}} 4 : 1978 in athletics (track and field)|1978 in Italian sport|Italian Athletics Outdoor Championships|Athletics competitions in Italy |