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1978 World Aquatics Championships
1978 edition of the World Aquatics Championships
1978 edition of the World Aquatics Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 3rd FINA World Championships |
| hostcity | West Berlin |
| dates | August 20–28, 1978 |
| previous | [1975 Cali](1975-world-aquatics-championships) |
| next | [1982 Guayaquil](1982-world-aquatics-championships) |
The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978. Women's Water Polo competed as an exhibition sport.
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23* | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | **37** | **37** |
- Record(*)
Results
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
;Men
| 10 m platform | Greg Louganis | Falk Hoffmann | Vladimir Aleynik |
|---|
;Women
| 10 m platform | Irina Kalinina | Martina Jäschke | Melissa Briley |
|---|
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
;Men
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | USA |
|---|---|
| Bob Jackson | |
| Nick Nevid | |
| Joe Bottom | |
| David McCagg | FRG |
| Klaus Steinbach | |
| Walter Kusch | |
| Michael Kraus | |
| Andreas Schmidt | GBR |
| Gary Abraham | |
| Duncan Goodhew | |
| John Mills | |
| Martin Smith |
;Women
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | USA |
|---|---|
| Linda Jezek | |
| Tracy Caulkins | |
| Joan Pennington | |
| Cynthia Woodhead | GDR |
| Birgit Treiber | |
| Ramona Reinke | |
| Andrea Pollack | |
| Barbara Krause | URS |
| Elena Kruglova | |
| Yuliya Bogdanova | |
| Irina Aksenova | |
| Larisa Tsaryova |
Synchronised swimming
Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
| Team routine | USA | JPN | CAN |
|---|
Water polo
;Men Main article: Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
| Team |
|---|
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