1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
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The women's javelin throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 1 September 1978.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Ruth Fuchs![]() |
Silver | Tessa Sanderson![]() |
Bronze | Ute Hommola![]() |
Results
Final
1 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Ruth Fuchs | ![]() | 69.16 | AR |
![]() | Tessa Sanderson | ![]() | 62.40 | |
![]() | Ute Hommola | ![]() | 62.32 | |
4 | Ute Richter | ![]() | 62.04 | |
5 | Éva Ráduly-Zörgő | ![]() | 61.14 | |
6 | Eva Helmschmidt | ![]() | 60.96 | |
7 | Ingrid Thyssen | ![]() | 60.18 | |
8 | Bernadetta Blechacz | ![]() | 60.14 | |
9 | Nina Nikanorova | ![]() | 57.50 | |
10 | Jadvyga Putinienė | ![]() | 57.28 | |
11 | Elena Burgárová | ![]() | 57.22 | |
12 | Ivanka Vancheva | ![]() | 53.10 |
Qualification
31 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nina Nikanorova | ![]() | 63.18 | Q |
2 | Ruth Fuchs | ![]() | 60.36 | Q |
3 | Éva Ráduly-Zörgő | ![]() | 59.84 | Q |
4 | Jadvyga Putinienė | ![]() | 59.84 | Q |
5 | Ingrid Thyssen | ![]() | 59.62 | Q |
6 | Ivanka Vancheva | ![]() | 59.34 | Q |
7 | Tessa Sanderson | ![]() | 59.04 | Q |
8 | Ute Richter | ![]() | 59.00 | Q |
9 | Eva Helmschmidt | ![]() | 58.74 | Q |
10 | Bernadetta Blechacz | ![]() | 58.38 | Q |
11 | Elena Burgárová | ![]() | 57.40 | Q |
12 | Ute Hommola | ![]() | 57.18 | Q |
13 | Sofia Sakorafa | ![]() | 56.76 | |
14 | Tsvetanka Mikhailova | ![]() | 54.72 | |
15 | Giuliana Amici | ![]() | 52.66 | |
16 | Lidia Berkhout | ![]() | 52.14 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (3)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Great Britain (1)
West Germany (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014