1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
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The women's discus throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August 1978.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Evelin Jahl![]() |
Silver | Margitta Droese![]() |
Bronze | Natalya Gorbachova![]() |
Results
Final
31 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Evelin Jahl | ![]() | 66.98 | |
![]() | Margitta Droese | ![]() | 64.04 | |
![]() | Natalya Gorbachova | ![]() | 63.58 | |
4 | Sabine Engel | ![]() | 63.46 | |
5 | Faina Melnik | ![]() | 62.30 | |
6 | Svetla Bozhkova | ![]() | 61.94 | |
7 | Lyudmila Isayeva | ![]() | 61.56 | |
8 | Jitka Prouzová | ![]() | 59.90 | |
9 | Argentina Menis | ![]() | 58.36 | |
10 | Agnes Herczeg | ![]() | 57.94 | |
11 | Rita Pfister | ![]() | 53.78 | |
12 | Ingra Manecke | ![]() | 52.92 | |
13 | Meg Ritchie | ![]() | 52.64 | |
14 | Marcela Pilařová | ![]() | 50.34 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
East Germany (3)
Hungary (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Switzerland (1)
Great Britain (1)
West Germany (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014