1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

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1978 European
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The men's shot put 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[edit]

Gold Udo Beyer
 East Germany
Silver Aleksandr Baryshnikov
 Soviet Union
Bronze Wolfgang Schmidt
 East Germany

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

1 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Udo Beyer  East Germany 21.08 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Baryshnikov  Soviet Union 20.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wolfgang Schmidt  East Germany 20.30
4 Reijo Ståhlberg  Finland 20.17
5 Anatoliy Yarosh  Soviet Union 20.03
6 Jaromír Vlk  Czechoslovakia 19.53
7 Hreinn Halldórsson  Iceland 19.34
8 Jaroslav Brabec  Czechoslovakia 19.27
9 Valcho Stoev  Bulgaria 19.23
10 Mathias Schmidt  East Germany 19.21
Geoff Capes  Great Britain DQ‡
Yevgeniy Mironov  Soviet Union DQ† Doping

† Yevgeniy Mironov initially won the silver medal with 20.87m, but he was disqualified for drug use.[2]
‡: Geoff Capes was not permitted to start in the final after he was disqualified for "disorderly conduct" for pushing an official during an argument.[3][4]

Qualification[edit]

31 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Reijo Ståhlberg  Finland 20.25 Q
2 Udo Beyer  East Germany 20.03 Q
3 Anatoliy Yarosh  Soviet Union 19.80 Q
4 Jaromír Vlk  Czechoslovakia 19.76 Q
5 Aleksandr Baryshnikov  Soviet Union 19.74 Q
6 Wolfgang Schmidt  East Germany 19.72 Q
7 Hreinn Halldórsson  Iceland 19.62 Q
8 Jaroslav Brabec  Czechoslovakia 19.48 Q
9 Mathias Schmidt  East Germany 19.38 Q
10 Valcho Stoev  Bulgaria 19.26 Q
11 Ralf Reichenbach  West Germany 19.09
12 Jean-Pierre Egger   Switzerland 18.67
13 Miroslav Janoušek  Czechoslovakia 18.61
14 Anders Arrhenius  Sweden 18.48
15 Vladimir Milić  Yugoslavia 18.35
16 Marco Montelatici  Italy 18.14
17 Angelo Groppelli  Italy 18.04
Yevgeniy Mironov  Soviet Union DQ Q†
Geoff Capes  Great Britain DQ Q‡

†: Yevgeniy Mironov initially reached the final, but he was disqualified for drug use.[2]
‡: Geoff Capes initially reached the final, but he was disqualified for "disorderly conduct" after pushing an official during an argument.[3][4]

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ a b this week.. August 1978., Scottish Daily Record & Sunday, September 2, 1978, retrieved September 13, 2014
  4. ^ a b Capes takes police title, Glasgow Herald, September 11, 1978, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
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