1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.[1]

Medalists

GoldYuriy Sedykh
 Soviet Union
SilverRoland Steuk
 East Germany
BronzeKarl-Hans Riehm
 West Germany

Results

Final

2 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union77.28CR
Roland Steuk East Germany77.24
Karl-Hans Riehm West Germany77.02
4Detlef Gerstenberg East Germany76.70
5Manfred Hüning West Germany76.46
6Boris Zaychuk Soviet Union75.62
7Edoardo Podberscek Italy73.02
8Giampaolo Urlando Italy72.62
9Jochen Sachse East Germany71.56
10Gábor Tamás Hungary70.72
11Harri Huhtala Finland69.92
12Klaus Ploghaus West Germany69.30

Qualification

1 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Roland Steuk East Germany73.22Q
2Karl-Hans Riehm West Germany73.06Q
3Giampaolo Urlando Italy73.04Q
4Detlef Gerstenberg East Germany72.80Q
5Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union71.36Q
6Boris Zaychuk Soviet Union71.34Q
7Manfred Hüning West Germany71.18Q
8Klaus Ploghaus West Germany70.86Q
9Jochen Sachse East Germany70.62Q
10Edoardo Podberscek Italy70.26Q
11Gábor Tamás Hungary70.04Q
12Harri Huhtala Finland69.84Q
13Orlando Bianchini Italy69.78
14Emanuil Dulgherov Bulgaria68.96
15Aleksey Malyukov Soviet Union68.78
16Richard Olsen Norway68.56
17Jacques Accambray France67.78
18Philippe Suriray France66.78
19Radomil Skoumal Czechoslovakia65.44
20Chris Black Great Britain63.54

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References

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