91st National Elite Championships
Location Wembley Arena, London
Year 1978
| Weight Category | Champion | Finalist |
| 48kg kg | Joe Dawson (Boston ABC) | Steve Martin (Sir Philip Game ABC) |
| 51kg kg | Gary Nickels (Repton ABC) | Robert Jones (Rhondda BC) |
| 54kg kg | Jackie Turner (Hull Fish Trades ABC) | D George (Swansea Docks BC) |
| 57kg kg | Moss O'Brien (Repton ABC) | Austin Owens (Reading ABC) |
| 60kg kg | Terry Marsh (Royal Navy) | Edmund Gajny (Stratford-Upon-Avon ABC) |
| 64kg kg | David Williams (Brookside ABC | Colin Derrick (Repton ABC) |
| 67kg kg | E Byrne (Leamington Boys ABC) | L Morgan (Tottenham ABC) |
| 71kg kg | Earl Henderson (Reading ABC) | Thomas Heffron (Oldham ABC) |
| 75kg kg | Herol Graham (Radford Boys ABC) | Delroy Parkes (Royal Air Force) |
| 81kg kg | Vincent Smith (Kyrle Hall ABC) | Thomas Taylor (Royal Navy) |
| 91kg kg | Joseph Awome (Woking ABC) | Glen Adair (Barnstaple ABC) |
