| Event: | Women's discus throw |
| Competition: | 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.
| Gold | Evelin Jahl | |
| Silver | Margitta Droese | |
| Bronze | Natalya Gorbachova |
31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 66.98 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 64.04 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 63.58 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 63.46 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 62.30 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 61.94 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 61.56 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 59.90 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.36 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.94 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 53.78 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 52.92 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.64 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 50.34 |
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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