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1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the European Athletics Championships

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]

Medalists

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Gold Ilona Slupianek
 East Germany
Silver Helena Fibingerová
 Czechoslovakia
Bronze Margitta Droese
 East Germany

Results

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Final

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30 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilona Slupianek  East Germany 21.41 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Helena Fibingerová  Czechoslovakia 20.86
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margitta Droese  East Germany 20.58
4 Svetlana Krachevskaya  Soviet Union 20.13
5 Eva Wilms  West Germany 19.20
6 Ivanka Petrova  Bulgaria 18.85
7 Svetlana Melnikova  Soviet Union 18.63
8 Mihaela Loghin  Romania 17.35
9 Zdeňka Šilhavá  Czechoslovakia 17.23
10 Beatrix Philipp  West Germany 17.13
Nina Isayeva  Soviet Union NM
Elena Stoyanova  Bulgaria DQ Doping

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

Participation

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

References

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  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