Men Discus Throw Athletics XII European Championships 1978 Praga, Czechoslovakia - Sunday, 3rd September - Gold Medal: Wolfgang Schmidt, East Germany

Men Discus Throw Athletics XII European Championships 1978 Praga, Czechoslovakia - Sunday, 3rd September - Gold Medal: Wolfgang Schmidt, East Germany

Final 17:10		Distance		SO	1.	2. T	3. T	4. T	5. T	6. T	bib	birth
1. Wolfgang Schmidt	East Germany	66.82m	CR	2.	64.04	61.68	64.52	62.08	65.94	66.82	299	16.01.54
2. Markku Tuokko	Finland	64.90m	SB	8.	58.84	X	62.48	63.16	64.90	X	95	24.06.51
3. Imrich Bugar	Czechoslovakia	64.66m	SB	9.	62.88	64.24	64.66	X	X	64.90	771	14.04.55
4. Velko Velev	Bulgaria	64.56m		3.	62.22	59.50	X	64.56	61.06	63.06	45	04.01.48
5. Knut Hjeltnes	Norway	63.76m	SB	5.	61.72	X	60.52	62.80	63.76	X	355	08.12.51
6. Alwin Wagner	West Germany	62.70m	SB	11.	X	61.70	60.50	60.18	X	62.70	548	11.08.50
7. Dmitriy Kovtsun	Soviet Union	61.84m	SB	7.	60.76	X	X	61.84	61.40	61.46	565	1955
8. Wolfgang Warenmuende	East Germany	61.28m		4.	61.28	61.14	60.12	60.56	X	X	308	08.05.53
9. Ferenc Tegla	Hungary	60.22m	SB	-.	56.34	58.18	60.22
10.Igor Duginets	Soviet Union	59.80m		-.	53.92	55.40	59.80
11.Oskar Jakobsson	Iceland	59.44m		-.	56.78	58.34	59.44					29.01.55
12.Silvano Simeon	Italy	59.16m		-.	59.16	57.96	59.16

History Men Discus Throw. 20 Competitors freom 12 Nations. Venue: Stadion Evžena Rošického

World and European Record: Wolfgang Schmidt, East Germany 71.16m East Berlin, East Germany 9th August 1978

Championship Record: Ludvik Danek, Czechoslovakia 63.90m Helsinki, Finland 15th August 1971

Qualification - Saturday, 2nd September 09:30 - 10:00, 11:20 - 12:00

10 C-15 C, H 61-87%. Mark 61.00m. 6 Athletes passed the mark. Next 6 also advanced to to the Final.

Ranking		Distance		Gr	1.	2.	3.	birth
1. Wolfgang Schmidt	East Germany	67.20m		A	67.20			16.01.54
2. Wolfgang Warenmuende	East Germany	63.80m	SB	B	63.80			08.05.53
3. Markku Tuokko	Finland	62.82m		A	62.82			24.06.51
4. Knut Hjeltnes	Norway	62.36m		A	59.10	X	62.36	08.12.51
5. Alwin Wagner	West Germany	62.04m		B	58.54	62.04		11.08.50
6. Igor Duginets	Soviet Union	61.52m		A	59.58	61.52
7. Imrich Bugar	Czechoslovakia	60.96m		B	60.22	60.96	X	14.04.55
8. Dmitriy Kovtsun	Soviet Union	60.96m	SB	B	60.96	56.94	60.14	1955
9. Oskar Jakobsson	Iceland	60.86m		A	60.86	X	X	29.01.55
10.Ferenc Tegla	Hungary	59.82m		A	59.82	57.10	57.80
11.Velko Velev	Bulgaria	59.62m		B	59.62	58.00	56.82	04.01.48
12.Silvano Simeon	Italy	59.28m	SB	A	56.22	59.28	X
eliminated
13.Werner Hartmann	East Germany	59.14m		A	X	59.14	57.12	20.04.59
14.Dariusz Juzyszyn	Poland	58.86m	SB	B	X	58.48	58.86	29.03.57
15.Ludvik Danek	Czechoslovakia	58.60m	SB	B	X	54.70	58.60	06.01.37
16.Armando de Vincentis	Italy	58.20m	SB	B	X	57.10	58.20	11.10.43
17.Frederic Piette	France	57.54m	SB	B	53.52	57.08	57.54	22.09.46
18.Josef Silhavy	Czechoslovakia	57.28m	SB	A	55.26	54.56	57.28
19.Juhani Tuomola	Finland	56.38m		B	55.26	54.56	57.28
20.Janos Farago	Hungary	56.14m	SB	B	X	X	56.14

Pre-Prague 1978	Ranking	Distance
1. Wolfgang Schmidt	East Germany	71.16m
2. Velko Velev	Bulgaria	67.82m
3. Klimenko	Soviet Union	65.78m
4. Knut Hjeltnes	Norway	65.44m
5. Jaqnos Farago	Hungary	64.90m
6. Armando de Vincentis	Italy	64.--m
7. Markku Tuokko	Finland	64.6-m
8. Alwin Wagner	West Germany	64.60m
9. Imrich Bugar	Czechoslovakia	64.5-m
10.Wolfgang Warenmuende	East Germany	64.4-m

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