1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 August 1978.[1]

Events at the
1978 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
GoldIlona Slupianek
 East Germany
SilverHelena Fibingerová
 Czechoslovakia
BronzeMargitta Droese
 East Germany

Results

Final

30 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Ilona Slupianek East Germany21.41CR
Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia20.86
Margitta Droese East Germany20.58
4Svetlana Krachevskaya Soviet Union20.13
5Eva Wilms West Germany19.20
6Ivanka Petrova Bulgaria18.85
7Svetlana Melnikova Soviet Union18.63
8Mihaela Loghin Romania17.35
9Zdeňka Šilhavá Czechoslovakia17.23
10Beatrix Philipp West Germany17.13
Nina Isayeva Soviet UnionNM
Elena Stoyanova BulgariaDQDoping†

†Elena Stoyanova ranked initially 5th (19.43m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.[2]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References
  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. Holt, John B. (April 26–28, 1979), International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) - Main Decisions of the IAAF Council, Meeting in Dakar (SEN), April 26th, 27th and 28th 1979 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 353–354, archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018, retrieved September 13, 2014
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