Men's 10,000m - 1978 European Championships

[@201081hero]

This is the oldest European Championship record still on the books 44 years later, just a few days older than the men's 800 record which also still remains.

[@antintallirunnersmikkeliFIN]

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[@bfc3057]

Martin Vainio was undoubtedly on the magic sauce in 1978 just as when he was caught on it at LA 1984 - Vainio was one of the many destroyers of athletics

[@bfc3057]

Martin Vainio was undoubtedly on the magic sauce in 1978 just as when he was caught on it at LA 1984 - Vainio was one of the many destroyers of athletics

[@johnjones9689]

Brendan Foster put everything into this race. It's tragic he didn't medal, especially when you look at Marty Vainio effortlessly overtaking Foster on the last bend like he's out for a Sunday morning jog.

[@guydwelly]

Yeah not really fair on Big Bren. Gin Anabolic fizz for Marti and a pint of Newkie Bown for Bren

[@okaro6595]

For the comparison last year the 10000 m Finnish championship was won with time 29:52. The word has gone 30-60 seconds faster and Finns are 2.5 minutes slower. The 1978 win was last running victory for Finns on track on a major event.

[@johnstirling6597]

Jukka Keskisala won European championship 3000 meters steeplechase in 2006.

[@brianoidperson]

Holmen win marathon 2002. Plus Keskisalo 3000 sc. Raitanen won 3000sc.

[@OMENASOSEALTA]

NICE TO WATCH IT

[@SIIRAPPIOTZAF]

nice to watch this

[@jussitarponen1919]

I remember that race I was thirteen, though I am Finn no one believed that Vainiocould win that race maybe a good position.

[@djangorheinhardt]

Yes but he had.....er......help?

[@oldinion]

@@djangorheinhardt Well he wasn't caught until the 1984 Olympics. So impossible to know for sure whether or not he had help in 1978. :P

[@DanielBeyeler]

@@djangorheinhardt It is well known that the Finnish runners did blood doping. Training at altitude, taking blood and put it in before the race...

[@bfc3057]

​@@oldinionbut probably

[@bfc3057]

​@@DanielBeyelerblood doping wasn't banned till 1986, it least it was their own blood. Vainio was also on anabolic steroids at LA84 and ironically it was the blood doping that caught him out.

[@tommytempo1]

Waldemar Cierpinski getting lapped.

[@christianlunke1972]

I thought it was Manfred Kuschmann.

[@tommytempo1]

@@christianlunke1972 It was Cierpinski who finished in 19th place. Kuschmann never ran in this race.

[@trickygoose2]

@@tommytempo1 Correct.

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

The first three were all drug blood dopers !!!!!!! BRENDAN FOSTER WAS THE REAL CHAMPION !!!!!!!!!! SUPER FAST TIME AS WWLL

[@howardamess452]

​@@smc9291because in the Olympics in 1984, Mike Mcleoud has said that he should have been the gold medal winner, Vannio and Cova BOTH FUCKING idiots who weee drugs cheats...and even Cova admitted to blood doping as well! 10000m 1984 results therefore should have been Gold Mike Mcleoud Silver Mike Musyoki Bronze Salvatore Antibo I REALLY rest my case!!

[@bfc3057]

Blood doping wasn't banned until 1986

[@simonsedwards1513]

Mmmmm this time,,, at that time,,, was NEAR THE WORLD RECORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@timrobinson100]

Vainho later banned for drug taking

[@christianlunke1972]

I guess this is still one of the fastest 10000 meter races of the European Championships. It is very sad, that Foster did not win a medal and was not rewarded for his courage. Probabely he started his sprint for home to soon. By the way the champion of 74 was laped.

[@trickygoose2]

The national records of Finland, Lithuania, Romania, Estonia and Poland still stand from this race nearly 43 years later! I think it held the record for most runners under 28 minutes in any one race until sometime in the 1990s.

[@stevedynell3330]

Manfred Kuschmann (East Germany) did not run in this race, but the Olympic marathon's champion at that time, Waldemar Cierpinski, was lapped.

[@antintallirunnersmikkeliFIN]

HYVÄ SUOMI! 🇫🇮

[@jh79male]

NR of Finland

[@howardamess452]

National records of blood doping +cheat=fuck right off , you fucking loser, and hope you get banned from the sport for being a liar

[@222mozart]

the reporter in the G.D.R. tv said : Vainio the tartan moose

[@eluceanlestelle]

Venanzio Ortis sprinted too early.He could win !

[@arsenal4274]

Vain on drugs, CHEAT

[@arsenal4274]

Vaino correction

[@haba3000]

It's Vainio, not Vaino.

[@simonsedwards1513]

Bebe he is from Finland!!!!!!

[@mrgobrien]

any complaints now are in vain I think

[@PaulVinonaama]

@Bebe He was caught doping in 1984 Olympics, but here he was completely clean:)

[@jamescarpenter6585]

Cheats!