The 1978 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.
[1][2] The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 18 to 19 August 1978.
[3][4] The 10,000 walk event was introduced to the Championships for the first time and the marathon was also added as a WAAA title but as with the pentathlon was contested elsewhere.
^ Six–way tie between Karen Chaytors, Louise Miller, Tonia Philpots, Ann-Marie Devally, Deborah Grant & Alyson Thomson