5.European Junior Championships - Dublin, Ireland - June 10-16 1978
Preliminaries
| 51kg | Tommy Thompson | IRL | Kelvin Smart | WAL | 5:0 |
| 51kg | Robert Jones | ENG | Serik Nurkazov | URS | 3:2 |
| 51kg | Bobby McDermott | SCO | Roger Anderson | NOR | 5:0 |
| 51kg | Andrzej Danielak | POL | Ciro de Leva | ITA | 5:0 |
| 51kg | Daniel Radu | ROM | Frank Kegebein | GDR | KO 2 |
| 51kg | Zoltan Lipodi | HUN | O.Sipahi | TUR | 3:2 |
| 54kg | Uwe Kuczmann | GDR | Jerzy Szewczyk | POL | 3:2 |
| 54kg | Jackie Turner | ENG | David George | WAL | 5:0 |
| 54kg | Milan Acimovic | YUG | Doudou Zaouiche | FRA | 3:2 |
| 54kg | Samson Khachatryan | URS | George Lowe | SCO | RSC 1 |
| 57kg | Peter Hanlon | ENG | Titi Cercel | ROM | 4:1 |
| 57kg | Heikki Orkimo | FIN | Herbert Brunnauer | AUT | RSC 2 |
| 57kg | Frederic Geoffroy | FRA | Jim McIntosh | SCO | 5:0 |
| 57kg | Plamen Penchev | BUL | Odd Bengtsson | SWE | 5:0 |
| 57kg | Khalil Lukmanov | URS | P.Oliver | FRG | RSC 1 |
| 60kg | Mark Nicette | ENG | Cevat Aladag | TUR | 5:0 |
| 60kg | Johnny McAllister | SCO | Bohumil Nemecek | CZE | 3:2 |
| 60kg | Uwe Friedrich | GDR | Jozsef Marton | HUN | 5:0 |
| 60kg | Michael Kopzog | FRG | Wayne Farrah | WAL | 5:0 |
| 63,5kg | Valeriy Laptyev | URS | Zafer Kata | TUR | RSC 2 |
| 63,5kg | Colin Derrick | ENG | Antonio Racano | ITA | KO 2 |
| 63,5kg | Guenther Lieser | GDR | Alexander Valko | CZE | RSC 1 |
| 63,5kg | Tadeusz Stęplewski | POL | Stig Lundgren | NOR | AB 3 |
| 63,5kg | Daut Dauti | YUG | Luben Hristov | BUL | 4:1 |
| 63,5kg | Gert Krogh | DEN | Miloud Dia Bouabdallah | FRA | 3:2 |
| 63,5kg | Michael Kerschner | FRG | Eric Huigenvoort | HOL | 3:2 |
| 63,5kg | Alan Mann | SCO | Joseph Fenlon | IRL | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Darwin Brewster | WAL | Jan Franek | CZE | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Roman Filimonov | URS | John van Elteren | HOL | KO 1 |
| 67kg | Mirko Petkovic | YUG | David Milligan | SCO | RSC 2 |
| 67kg | Jean-Louis Coquin | FRA | Vesa Koskela | FIN | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Stefan Imbre | ROM | James Shortall | IRL | 3:2 |
| 67kg | Mirosław Kuma | POL | Todor Terziev | BUL | RSC 1 |
| 71kg | Floricel Ungureanu | ROM | Hans-Joachim Giegold | FRG | 5:0 |
| 71kg | Andrey Ankov | BUL | Zygmunt Gosiewski | POL | 4:1 |
| 75kg | Liam Coleman | IRL | Romeo Kensmill | HOL | 5:0 |
| 75kg | Vasile Girgavu | ROM | Vasil Ontsov | BUL | 3:2 |
| 75kg | John Humphreys | ENG | Mustafa Cift | TUR | 3:2 |
| 75kg | Gennadiy Zinkovich | URS | Franck Tiozzo | FRA | 5:0 |
Quarter-finals
| 48kg | Ali Sert | TUR | Stefan Gertel | FRG | 3:2 |
| 48kg | Robert Marx | GDR | Petar Lesov | BUL | 5:0 |
| 48kg | Antti Juntumaa | FIN | Stephen Martin | ENG | RSC 1 |
| 51kg | Dimcho Georgiev | BUL | Flemming Hansen | DEN | RSC 1 |
| 51kg | Tommy Thompson | IRL | Robert Jones | ENG | 4:1 |
| 51kg | Andrzej Danielak | POL | Bobby McDermott | SCO | 5:0 |
| 51kg | Daniel Radu | ROM | Zoltan Lipodi | HUN | 5:0 |
| 54kg | Juha Mykkaenen | FIN | Yordan Lesov | BUL | 3:2 |
| 54kg | Michael Holmes | IRL | Burhan Koc | TUR | KO 2 |
| 54kg | Jackie Turner | ENG | Uwe Kuczmann | GDR | 3:2 |
| 54kg | Samson Khachatryan | URS | Milan Acimovic | YUG | 3:2 |
| 57kg | Wayne Bennett | WAL | Finn Krogh | DEN | 4:1 |
| 57kg | Peter Hanlon | ENG | Dejan Marovic | YUG | 5:0 |
| 57kg | Heikki Orkimo | FIN | Frederic Geoffroy | FRA | 3:2 |
| 57kg | Khalil Lukmanov | URS | Plamen Penchev | BUL | RSC 1 |
| 60kg | Patrizio Oliva | ITA | Gennadiy Buchnev | URS | 5:0 |
| 60kg | Emil Chuprenski | BUL | Manfred Findenig | AUT | RSC 2 |
| 60kg | Johnny McAllister | SCO | Mark Nicette | ENG | 4:1 |
| 60kg | Michael Kopzog | FRG | Uwe Friedrich | GDR | 4:1 |
| 63,5kg | Valeriy Laptyev | URS | Colin Derrick | ENG | 4:1 |
| 63,5kg | Guenther Lieser | GDR | Tadeusz Stęplewski | POL | 4:1 |
| 63,5kg | Daut Dauti | YUG | Gert Krogh | DEN | RSC 3 |
| 63,5kg | Michael Kerschner | FRG | Alan Mann | SCO | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Imre Csjef | HUN | Gaetano Caso | ITA | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Roman Filimonov | URS | Darwin Brewster | WAL | RSC 1 |
| 67kg | Mirko Petkovic | YUG | Jean-Louis Coquin | FRA | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Stefan Imbre | ROM | Mirosław Kuma | POL | WO. |
| 71kg | Cyrille Barbe | FRA | Joe Lynch | SCO | 5:0 |
| 71kg | Mick Courtney | ENG | D.Simonsen | ??? | 5:0 |
| 71kg | Alexandr Belayev | URS | Roland Wandelt | GDR | 5:0 |
| 71kg | Andrey Ankov | BUL | Floricel Ungureanu | ROM | 4:1 |
| 75kg | Andreas Schroth | GDR | Paweł Kubis | POL | 5:0 |
| 75kg | Harald Kuenstler | FRG | Imre Hogal | HUN | RSC 3 |
| 75kg | Vasile Girgavu | ROM | Liam Coleman | IRL | 5:0 |
| 75kg | Gennadiy Zinkovich | URS | John Humphreys | ENG | 5:0 |
| 81kg | Andreas Pergamenter | GDR | Melchiore Signorelli | ITA | RSC 1 |
| 81kg | Karoly Becsei | HUN | Jarlath McGough | IRL | 3:2 |
| 81kg | Georgi Araslanov | BUL | Vadim Puzankov | URS | 5:0 |
| 81kg | Ion Joita | ROM | Ralf Doerjes | FRG | KO 1 |
| +81kg | Ulli Kaden | GDR | Renato Mosella | ITA | RSC 3 |
| +81kg | Chris Devine | ENG | Jonas Siliavicius | URS | RSCI 1 |
Semi-finals
| 48kg | Kamil Safin | URS | Ali Sert | TUR | 5:0 |
| 48kg | Robert Marx | GDR | Antti Juntumaa | FIN | 4:1 |
| 51kg | Dimcho Georgiev | BUL | Tommy Thompson | IRL | 4:1 |
| 51kg | Daniel Radu | ROM | Andrzej Danielak | POL | 4:1 |
| 54kg | Michael Holmes | IRL | Juha Mykkaenen | FIN | RSC 1 |
| 54kg | Samson Khachatryan | URS | Jackie Turner | ENG | DQ 3 |
| 57kg | Peter Hanlon | ENG | Wayne Bennett | WAL | WO. |
| 57kg | Khalil Lukmanov | URS | Heikki Orkimo | FIN | RSC 2 |
| 60kg | Patrizio Oliva | ITA | Emil Chuprenski | BUL | 3:2 |
| 60kg | Michael Kopzog | FRG | Johnny McAllister | SCO | 5:0 |
| 63,5kg | Valeriy Laptyev | URS | Guenther Lieser | GDR | 3:2 |
| 63,5kg | Daut Dauti | YUG | Michael Kerschner | FRG | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Roman Filimonov | URS | Imre Csjef | HUN | RSC 2 |
| 67kg | Mirko Petkovic | YUG | Stefan Imbre | ROM | 4:1 |
| 71kg | Mick Courtney | ENG | Cyrille Barbe | FRA | 3:2 |
| 71kg | Alexandr Belayev | URS | Andrey Ankov | BUL | WO. |
| 75kg | Andreas Schroth | GDR | Harald Kuenstler | FRG | 5:0 |
| 75kg | Gennadiy Zinkovich | URS | Vasile Girgavu | ROM | 5:0 |
| 81kg | Andreas Pergamenter | GDR | Karoly Becsei | HUN | WO. |
| 81kg | Ion Joita | ROM | Georgi Araslanov | BUL | RSCI 1 |
| +81kg | Petar Stoymenov | BUL | Benny Larsen | DEN | ??? |
| +81kg | Ulli Kaden | GDR | Chris Devine | ENG | DQ 2 |
Finals
| 48kg | Robert Marx | GDR | Kamil Safin | URS | 4:1 |
| 51kg | Daniel Radu | ROM | Dimcho Georgiev | BUL | 5:0 |
| 54kg | Samson Khachatryan | URS | Michael Holmes | IRL | 3:2 |
| 57kg | Khalil Lukmanov | URS | Peter Hanlon | ENG | RSC 1 |
| 60kg | Patrizio Oliva | ITA | Michael Kopzog | FRG | 5:0 |
| 63,5kg | Valeriy Laptyev | URS | Daut Dauti | YUG | 5:0 |
| 67kg | Roman Filimonov | URS | Mirko Petkovic | YUG | 5:0 |
| 71kg | Alexandr Belayev | URS | Mick Courtney | ENG | 5:0 |
| 75kg | Gennadiy Zinkovich | URS | Andreas Schroth | GDR | 5:0 |
| 81kg | Ion Joita | ROM | Andreas Pergamenter | GDR | KO 3 |
| +81kg | Petar Stoymenov | BUL | Ulli Kaden | GDR | RSC 1 |