1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

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

GoldWolfgang Schmidt
 East Germany
SilverMarkku Tuokko
 Finland
BronzeImrich Bugár
 Czechoslovakia

Results

Final

3 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Wolfgang Schmidt East Germany66.82
Markku Tuokko Finland64.90
Imrich Bugár Czechoslovakia64.66
4Velko Velev Bulgaria64.56
5Knut Hjeltnes Norway63.76
6Alwin Wagner West Germany62.70
7Dmitriy Kovtsun Soviet Union61.84
8Wolfgang Warnemünde East Germany61.28
9Ferenc Tégla Hungary60.22
10Ihor Duhinets Soviet Union59.80
11Óskar Jakobsson Iceland59.44
12Silvano Simeon Italy59.16

Qualification

2 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Wolfgang Schmidt East Germany67.20CR Q
2Wolfgang Warnemünde East Germany63.80Q
3Markku Tuokko Finland62.82Q
4Knut Hjeltnes Norway62.36Q
5Alwin Wagner West Germany62.04Q
6Ihor Duhinets Soviet Union61.52Q
7Imrich Bugár Czechoslovakia60.96Q
8Dmitriy Kovtsun Soviet Union60.96Q
9Óskar Jakobsson Iceland60.86Q
10Ferenc Tégla Hungary59.82Q
11Velko Velev Bulgaria59.62Q
12Silvano Simeon Italy59.28Q
13Werner Hartmann West Germany59.14
14Dariusz Juzyszyn Poland58.86
15Ludvík Daněk Czechoslovakia58.60
16Armando De Vincentiis Italy58.20
17Frédéric Piette France57.54
18Josef Šilhavý Czechoslovakia57.28
19Juhani Tuomola Finland56.38
20János Faragó Hungary56.14

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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