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

Gold	Wolfgang Schmidt
Silver	Markku Tuokko
Bronze	Imrich 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.

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