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1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the European Athletics Championships

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

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Gold Evelin Jahl
 East Germany
Silver Margitta Droese
 East Germany
Bronze Natalya Gorbachova
 Soviet Union

Results

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Final

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31 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Evelin Jahl  East Germany 66.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margitta Droese  East Germany 64.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalya Gorbachova  Soviet Union 63.58
4 Sabine Engel  East Germany 63.46
5 Faina Melnik  Soviet Union 62.30
6 Svetla Bozhkova  Bulgaria 61.94
7 Lyudmila Isayeva  Soviet Union 61.56
8 Jitka Prouzová  Czechoslovakia 59.90
9 Argentina Menis  Romania 58.36
10 Agnes Herczeg  Hungary 57.94
11 Rita Pfister   Switzerland 53.78
12 Ingra Manecke  West Germany 52.92
13 Meg Ritchie  Great Britain 52.64
14 Marcela Pilařová  Czechoslovakia 50.34

Participation

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

References

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