National National championships · since 1880 
London, Great Britain & NI 23–24 Jun 1978
1978 AAA Championships
London, Great Britain & NI 23–24 Jun 1978- events
- 22
- medals awarded
- 66
- nations on the podium
- 11
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -2.3400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Foster's mark giving as official auto-time in 27:30.3
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.9400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
3000m race walk
2 
Brian Adams 12:24.72
Brian Adams 12:24.72 3 Carl Lawton 12:41.12
Carl Lawton 12:41.12 10,000m race walk
1 Brian Adams 43:44.0
Brian Adams 43:44.0 3 George Nibre 45:40.0
George Nibre 45:40.0 Decathlon
2 Buster Watson 7381
Buster Watson 7381 3 John Howell 7190
John Howell 7190 Medal table
11 nations · 66 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ENG | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | |
| 2 |  United States of America USA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Kenya KEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Australia AUS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Jamaica JAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Wales WAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Algeria ALG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Guyana GUY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Panama PAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Ghana GHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Scotland SCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |