1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Wolfgang Schmidt![]() |
Silver | Markku Tuokko![]() |
Bronze | Imrich Bugár![]() |
Results
Final
3 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Wolfgang Schmidt | ![]() | 66.82 | |
![]() | Markku Tuokko | ![]() | 64.90 | |
![]() | Imrich Bugár | ![]() | 64.66 | |
4 | Velko Velev | ![]() | 64.56 | |
5 | Knut Hjeltnes | ![]() | 63.76 | |
6 | Alwin Wagner | ![]() | 62.70 | |
7 | Dmitriy Kovtsun | ![]() | 61.84 | |
8 | Wolfgang Warnemünde | ![]() | 61.28 | |
9 | Ferenc Tégla | ![]() | 60.22 | |
10 | Ihor Duhinets | ![]() | 59.80 | |
11 | Óskar Jakobsson | ![]() | 59.44 | |
12 | Silvano Simeon | ![]() | 59.16 |
Qualification
2 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolfgang Schmidt | ![]() | 67.20 | CR Q |
2 | Wolfgang Warnemünde | ![]() | 63.80 | Q |
3 | Markku Tuokko | ![]() | 62.82 | Q |
4 | Knut Hjeltnes | ![]() | 62.36 | Q |
5 | Alwin Wagner | ![]() | 62.04 | Q |
6 | Ihor Duhinets | ![]() | 61.52 | Q |
7 | Imrich Bugár | ![]() | 60.96 | Q |
8 | Dmitriy Kovtsun | ![]() | 60.96 | Q |
9 | Óskar Jakobsson | ![]() | 60.86 | Q |
10 | Ferenc Tégla | ![]() | 59.82 | Q |
11 | Velko Velev | ![]() | 59.62 | Q |
12 | Silvano Simeon | ![]() | 59.28 | Q |
13 | Werner Hartmann | ![]() | 59.14 | |
14 | Dariusz Juzyszyn | ![]() | 58.86 | |
15 | Ludvík Daněk | ![]() | 58.60 | |
16 | Armando De Vincentiis | ![]() | 58.20 | |
17 | Frédéric Piette | ![]() | 57.54 | |
18 | Josef Šilhavý | ![]() | 57.28 | |
19 | Juhani Tuomola | ![]() | 56.38 | |
20 | János Faragó | ![]() | 56.14 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (3)
East Germany (2)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Hungary (2)
Iceland (1)
Italy (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (2)
West Germany (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014