1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

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

GoldEvelin Jahl
 East Germany
SilverMargitta Droese
 East Germany
BronzeNatalya Gorbachova
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

31 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Evelin Jahl East Germany66.98
Margitta Droese East Germany64.04
Natalya Gorbachova Soviet Union63.58
4Sabine Engel East Germany63.46
5Faina Melnik Soviet Union62.30
6Svetla Bozhkova Bulgaria61.94
7Lyudmila Isayeva Soviet Union61.56
8Jitka Prouzová Czechoslovakia59.90
9Argentina Menis Romania58.36
10Agnes Herczeg Hungary57.94
11Rita Pfister  Switzerland53.78
12Ingra Manecke West Germany52.92
13Meg Ritchie Great Britain52.64
14Marcela Pilařová Czechoslovakia50.34

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
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