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World Championship Sprint
This page lists all information available on the World Championship Sprint.
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Results of the 1978 World Championship Sprint Men
| # | name | 1st 500m | 1st 1000m | 2nd 500m | 2nd 1000m | points |
| 1 | Eric Heiden | USA | 0:38.22 | (1) | 1:17.47 | (1) | 0:38.69 | (2) | 1:16.52 | (1) | 153.905 |
| 2 | Frode Rønning | NOR | 0:38.54 | (2) | 1:20.68 | (9) | 0:38.52 | (1) | 1:19.11 | (6) | 156.955 |
| 3 | Johan Granath | SWE | 0:39.10 | (7) | 1:19.96 | (6) | 0:39.43 | (7) | 1:18.32 | (2) | 157.670 |
| 4 | Jos Valentijn | NED | 0:39.11 | (9) | 1:19.53 | (4) | 0:39.48 | (9) | 1:18.94 | (5) | 157.825 |
| 5 | Valery Muratov | URS | 0:38.67 | (3) | 1:20.82 | (10) | 0:38.98 | (3) | 1:19.69 | (8) | 157.905 |
| 6 | Terje Andersen | NOR | 0:39.48 | (13) | 1:19.45 | (2) | 0:39.50 | (11) | 1:18.58 | (3) | 157.995 |
| 7 | Oloph Granath | SWE | 0:39.10 | (8) | 1:20.14 | (7) | 0:39.63 | (12) | 1:20.04 | (9) | 158.820 |
| 8 | Jan Jóżwik | POL | 0:39.01 | (4) | 1:22.42 | (18) | 0:39.49 | (10) | 1:20.38 | (11) | 159.900 |
| 9 | Yevgeny Kulikov | URS | 0:39.06 | (5) | 1:23.04 | (22) | 0:39.99 | (18) | 1:18.79 | (4) | 159.965 |
| 10 | Peter Mueller | USA | 0:39.40 | (10) | 1:19.78 | (5) | 0:41.08 | (28) | 1:20.89 | (12) | 160.815 |
| 11 | Jim Chapin | USA | 0:39.41 | (11) | 1:23.25 | (23) | 0:39.19 | (5) | 1:21.22 | (15) | 160.835 |
| 12 | Lee Yeong-ha | KOR | 0:40.43 | (24) | 1:20.27 | (8) | 0:39.71 | (13) | 1:21.31 | (17) | 160.930 |
| 13 | Sies Uilkema | NED | 0:39.57 | (16) | 1:21.39 | (12) | 0:40.28 | (23) | 1:21.00 | (13) | 161.045 |
| 14 | Øystein Konsmo | NOR | 0:40.91 | (28) | 1:20.94 | (11) | 0:40.12 | (20) | 1:20.05 | (10) | 161.525 |
| 15 | André Kraaijeveld | NED | 0:39.85 | (18) | 1:23.87 | (26) | 0:39.43 | (8) | 1:21.25 | (16) | 161.840 |
| 16 | Stefan Panzer | FRG | 0:40.17 | (21) | 1:22.23 | (14) | 0:39.75 | (14) | 1:21.74 | (19) | 161.905 |
| 17 | Dan Immerfall | USA | 0:40.20 | (22) | 1:21.59 | (13) | 0:39.78 | (15) | 1:22.68 | (28) | 162.115 |
| 18 | Jan-Åke Carlberg | SWE | 0:39.80 | (17) | 1:22.26 | (16) | 0:40.15 | (22) | 1:22.11 | (23) | 162.135 |
| 19 | Mikio Oyama | JPN | 0:40.30 | (23) | 1:23.39 | (25) | 0:39.90 | (16) | 1:21.18 | (14) | 162.485 |
| 20 | Kazuaki Ichimura | JPN | 0:39.47 | (12) | 1:22.77 | (20) | 0:41.13 | (29) | 1:21.74 | (20) | 162.855 |
| 21 | Mats Wallberg | SWE | 0:40.43 | (25) | 1:22.50 | (19) | 0:40.12 | (21) | 1:22.45 | (24) | 163.025 |
| 22 | Emmanuel Michon | FRA | 0:40.12 | (20) | 1:22.96 | (21) | 0:40.34 | (24) | 1:22.53 | (27) | 163.205 |
| 23 | Roland Vetter | GDR | 0:40.69 | (26) | 1:23.26 | (24) | 0:40.10 | (19) | 1:21.81 | (21) | 163.325 |
| 24 | Don Bumstead | CAN | 0:40.86 | (27) | 1:22.40 | (17) | 0:40.56 | (26) | 1:21.89 | (22) | 163.565 |
| 25 | Jacques Thibault | CAN | 0:39.97 | (19) | 1:24.84 | (27) | 0:39.96 | (17) | 1:22.50 | (26) | 163.600 |
| 26 | Richard Tourne | FRA | 0:40.94 | (29) | 1:25.52 | (28) | 0:40.95 | (27) | 1:22.95 | (29) | 166.125 |
| 27 | Colin Coates | AUS | 0:42.55 | (31) | 1:22.25 | (15) | 0:41.73 | (30) | 1:22.45 | (25) | 166.630 |
| 28 | Miel Govaert | NED | 0:39.55 | (15) | 1:35.22 | (29f) | 0:40.40 | (25) | 1:21.45 | (18) | 168.285 |
| 29 | Archie Marshall | GBR | 0:41.59 | (30) | 1:41.30 | (30f) | 0:44.02 | (31) | 1:25.11 | (30) | 178.815 |
| 30 | Kai Arne Engelstad | NOR | 0:39.06 | (6) | 1:19.51 | (3) | 0:39.05 | (4) | 2:06.67 | (31f) | 181.200 |
| 31 | Gaétan Boucher | CAN | 0:39.53 | (14) | 2:10.87 | (31f) | 0:39.34 | (6) | 1:19.40 | (7) | 184.005 |
