Men Javelin Throw Athletics XII European Championships 1978 Praga, Czechoslovakia - Wednesday 30.08 - Gold Medal: Michael Wessing, West Germany

Men Javelin Throw Athletics XII European Championships 1978 Praga, Czechoslovakia - Wednesday 30.08 - Gold Medal: Michael Wessing, West Germany

Venue: Stadion Evžena Rošického

Final 19:00		Distance	SO	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Michael Wessing	FRG	89.12m	7.	82.94	X	72.08	89.12	85.74	83.66
2. Nikolay Grebnyev	URS	87.82m	6.	82.80	80.02	83.26	87.82	78.34	79.42
3. Wolfgang Hanisch	GDR	87.66m	10.	83.58	X	87.66	82.84	80.90	86.92
4. Detlef Michel	GDR	85.46m	5.	85.46	73.74	79.86	78.10	X	81.36
5. Helmut Schreiber	FRG	83.58m	2.	76.66	71.84	82.84	77.88	82.48	83.58
6. Miklós Németh	HUN	83.58m	1.	81.16	X	X	83.58	X	X
7. Piotr Bielczyk	POL	81.80m	9.	71.80	81.80	X	77.22	X	X
8. Terje Thorslund	NOR	80.42m	3.	80.20	80.42	78.74
9. Ferenc Paragi	HUN	79.08m	11.	79.08	X	76.20
10.Sándor Boros	HUN	78.78m	8.	74.70	78.78	X
11.Pentti Sinersaari	FIN	77.10m	14.	X	77.10	71.12
12.Seppo Hovinen	FIN	73.08m	4.	X	71.48	73.08
13.Antero Puranen	FIN	72.74m	12.	68.64	70.48	72.74
DQ.Vasiliy Yershov	URS	85.06m	13.	85.06	X	81.50	76.40	76.84	79.22

History Men Javelin Throw

Yershov (URS) ranked initialy 5th was disquaified due to dopping offence.

Qualification Wednesday 29.08

mark 80.00m - 14 Athletes passed the mark.

Group A 18:42	Distance		Rk.	SO	bib	1.	2.	3.	Birth
1. Antero Puranen	FIN	84.42m	Q	5.	10.	84	84.42	-	-	1952
2. Miklós Németh	HUN	83.48m	Q	6.	1.	247	83.48	-	-	1946
3. Pentti Sinersaari	HUN	82.46m	Q	8.	9.	89	82.46	-	-	1956
4. Michael Wessing	FRG	81.84m	Q	9.	2.	521	81.84	-	-	1952
5. Vasiliy Yershov	URS	81.80m	Q	10.	7.		81.80	-	-	1949
6. Detlef Michel	GDR	80.48m	Q	12.	12.	285	80.48	-	-	1955
7. Piotr Bielczyk	POL	80.06m	Q	14.	3.	376	77.32	80.06	-	1952
8. Kenth Eldebrink	SWE	78.60m		15.	8.	633	74.82	78.60	76.24	1955
9. Bjørn Grimnes	NOR	78.58m		17.	13.	354	78.58	74.26	75.32	1950
10.Peter Yates	GBR	75.82m		20.	6.	754	70.82	75.82	74.50	1957
11.Tomáš Babiak	CZE	75.20m		21.	11.	764	X	75.20	X	1949
12.Vincenzo Marchetti	ITA	71.80m		23.	5.	188	X	71.80	68.54	1955
-. Angel Grigorov	BUL	DNS			4.	32

Group B 19:30	Distance		Rk.	SO	bib	1.	2.	3.	Birth
1. Ferenc Paragi	HUN	86.04m	Q	1.	11.	248	78.40	75.76	86.04	1953
2. Nikolay Grebnyev	URS	85.18m	Q	2.	6.	557	85.18	-	-	1948
3. Helmut Schreiber	FRG	85.16m	Q	3.	10.	512	85.16	-	-	1952
4. Wolfgang Hanisch	GDR	84.50m	Q	4.	9.	275	84.50	-	-	1951
5. Sándor Boros	HUN	83.22m	Q	7.	12.	242	X	74.20	83.22	1949
6. Seppo Hovinen	FIN	80.94m	Q	11.	2.	67	80.94	-	-	1951
7. Terje Thorslund	NOR	80.22m	Q	13.	361	12.	80.22	-	-	1945
8. Josef Hanák	TCH	78.56m		16.	8.	180	78.56	X	X	1952
9. Raimo Pihl	SWE	78.42m		18.	5.	653	76.14	76.58	78.42	1949
10.Per-Eric Smiding	SWE	76.36m		19.	1.	658	73.54	76.28	76.36	1950
11.Tudorel Pirvu	ROU	75.14m		22.	3.	457	75.14	73.38	X	1955
-. Stefan Stoykov	BUL	DNS			4.	40				1951

Puranen, Sinersaari, Paragi and Shreiber had better throws in qualification than in final.

European list 28 Aug 1978		PB	SB	Year	Rk.
1. Michael Wessing	GDR	94.22	87.46	1977	1.
2. Wolfgang Hanisch	GDR	91.14	85.46	1974	3.
3. Nikolay Grebnyev	URS	89.82	88.64	1977	2.
4. Antero Puranen	FIN	88.64	86.50	1977	13.
5. Bjorn Grimnes	NOR	88.32	84.90	1973	17.
6. Aleksandr Makarov	URS	87.82	86.70	1974
7. Pentti Sinersaari	FIN	87.20	83.28	1977	11.
8. Vasili Yershov	URS	86.94	89.00	1975	DQ.
9. Raimo Pihl	SWE	86.88	85.42	1976	18.
10.Antero Toivonen	FIN	86.72	84.46	1973
11.Detlef Michel	GDR	86.12	84.72	1976	4.
12.Klaus Tafelmeier	FRG	86.00	84.14	1977
13.Aimo Aho	FIN	85.84	89.42	1977
14.Arto Haerkoenen	FIN	85.70	82.98	1977
15.Seppo Hovinen	FIN	85.56	93.54	1976	12.
16.Wolfgang Balster	GDR	85.50	86.48	1977
17.Sandor Boros	HUN	85.36	88.42	1976	10.
18.Miklos Nemeth	HUN	85.00	94.58	1976	6.
19.Piotr Bielczyk	POL	84.94	90.78	1976	7.
20.Ferenc Paragi	HUN	84.90	91.92	1977	9.
21.Helmut Schreiber	FRG	84.84	83.68	1977	5.
22.Tomas Babiak	CZE	84.44	84.72	1976	21.
23.Gerd Elze	GDR	84.40	84.14	1977
24.Axel Katterle	FRG	84.40	83.00	1975
25.Anatoliy Zherebtsov	URS	84.40	88.14	1976
26.Heino Puuste	URS	84.06	82.56	1977
27.Jorma Kinnunen	FIN	84.04	92.70	1969
28.Uldis Donins	URS	84.04	84.62	1977
29.Terje Thorslund	NOR	83.86	85.00	1976	8.

The data is compiled by Matti Rasilainen and was sent by "tadeusz638@interia.pl"

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