1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:Men's discus throw
Competition:European Athletics Championships

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.

Medalists

GoldWolfgang Schmidt
SilverMarkku Tuokko
BronzeImrich Bugár

Results

Final

3 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
align=left align=left 66.82
align=left align=left 64.90
align=left align=left 64.66
4 align=left align=left 64.56
5 align=left align=left 63.76
6 align=left align=left 62.70
7 align=left align=left 61.84
8 align=left align=left 61.28
9 align=left align=left 60.22
10 align=left align=left 59.80
11 align=left align=left 59.44
12 align=left align=left 59.16

Qualification

2 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 align=left align=left 67.20 CR Q
2 align=left align=left 63.80 Q
3 align=left align=left 62.82 Q
4 align=left align=left 62.36 Q
5 align=left align=left 62.04 Q
6 align=left align=left 61.52 Q
7 align=left align=left 60.96 Q
8 align=left align=left 60.96 Q
9 align=left align=left 60.86 Q
10 align=left align=left 59.82 Q
11 align=left align=left 59.62 Q
12 align=left align=left 59.28 Q
13 align=left align=left 59.14
14 align=left align=left 58.86
15 align=left align=left 58.60
16 align=left align=left 58.20
17 align=left align=left 57.54
18 align=left align=left 57.28
19 align=left align=left 56.38
20 align=left align=left 56.14

Participation

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