1978 World Aquatics Championships
| 3rd FINA World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Berlin, West Germany |
| Date(s) | August 20–28, 1978 |
| 1978 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | |
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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 |  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 | |
- Record(*)
Results
Diving
- 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
- Men
- Women
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
|
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