The XXVII USSR Championship was held in Moscow from July 22 to July 26, 1978. Awards were played only in the individual championship. An unexpected victory was won by the world champion among juniors in 1977 Vasily Nefedov. It should be noted that 20-year-old V. Nefedov became the youngest champion of the USSR in the individual championship in the history of the Soviet pentathlon.
| USSR Championship in Modern Pentathlon 1978 | |
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| XXVII USSR Championship in Modern Pentathlon among Men 1978 PERSONAL FESTIVAL | |
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| XXVII Men's USSR Championship 1978 | |
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | July 22-26,  Moscow |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion | Vasily Nefedov Moscow Dynamo |
| Silver medalist | Evgeny Bessonov Kazakh SSRAlma-Ata, Dynamo |
| Bronze medalist | Mosolov Boris Moscow Military establishment |
| USSR Team Championship in Modern Pentathlon among Men 1978 | |
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| Men's Team championship USSR 1978 | |
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | June 6-10, Kiev,  Ukrainian SSR |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion | Armed Forces  KievG. Grabar S. Zamotailov A. Mishnev 15 675 |
| Silver medalist | Dynamo Moscow S. Ryabikin M. Galavtin V. Galavtin 15 541 |
| Bronze medalist | Dynamo  Alma-ataV. Sychev E. Bessonov N. Pechatnov 15 499 |
Content
USSR Championship. Personal championship.
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Personal championship | Vasily Nefedov Moscow Dynamo 5320 | Evgeny Bessonov Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata, Dynamo 5251 | Boris Mosolov Moscow Military establishment 5250 |
- Summary table.
| A place | Sportsman | Republic Sports Club | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Vasily Nefedov | Moscow Dynamo | 5320 |
| 2. | Evgeny Bessonov | Kazakh SSR Alma-Ata, Dynamo | 5251 |
| 3. | Boris Mosolov | Moscow , Armed Forces | 5250 |
USSR Team Championship.
The USSR team championship was held from June 6-10, 1978 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR .
- The final results. Personal championship.
| A place | Sportsman | Republic Sports Club | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Sergey Ryabikin | Moscow Dynamo | 5379 |
| 2. | Anatoly Starostin |  Tajik SSR Dushanbe, Dynamo | 5365 |
| 3. | Alexander Tarev |  Kyrgyz SSR , Frunze, "Alga" Trade Unions | 5338 |
Links
- International Federation of Modern Pentathlon
- Russian Pentathlon Federation
- newspaper "Soviet sport"
- Panorama of the sports year, 1978. - M .: "Physical education and sport", 1979
Literature
- Kozar V.M. Pentathlon. From the Olympics to the Olympics. - 1997 .. - 300 p. - 1000 copies.
- Varakin A.P. Modern pentathlon. - 1985 .. - 300 s. - 10,000 copies.
- Novikov I.A. Thirteen starts. - SPb. : Golden Fleece, 2004 .-- 288 p. - 3000 copies.