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

GoldUdo Beyer
 East Germany
SilverAleksandr Baryshnikov
 Soviet Union
BronzeWolfgang Schmidt
 East Germany

Results

Final

1 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Udo Beyer East Germany21.08CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aleksandr Baryshnikov Soviet Union20.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Wolfgang Schmidt East Germany20.30
4Reijo Ståhlberg Finland20.17
5Anatoliy Yarosh Soviet Union20.03
6Jaromír Vlk Czechoslovakia19.53
7Hreinn Halldórsson Iceland19.34
8Jaroslav Brabec Czechoslovakia19.27
9Valcho Stoev Bulgaria19.23
10Mathias Schmidt East Germany19.21
Geoff Capes Great BritainDQ‡
Yevgeniy Mironov Soviet UnionDQ†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

31 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Reijo Ståhlberg Finland20.25Q
2Udo Beyer East Germany20.03Q
3Anatoliy Yarosh Soviet Union19.80Q
4Jaromír Vlk Czechoslovakia19.76Q
5Aleksandr Baryshnikov Soviet Union19.74Q
6Wolfgang Schmidt East Germany19.72Q
7Hreinn Halldórsson Iceland19.62Q
8Jaroslav Brabec Czechoslovakia19.48Q
9Mathias Schmidt East Germany19.38Q
10Valcho Stoev Bulgaria19.26Q
11Ralf Reichenbach West Germany19.09
12Jean-Pierre Egger  Switzerland18.67
13Miroslav Janoušek Czechoslovakia18.61
14Anders Arrhenius Sweden18.48
15Vladimir Milić Yugoslavia18.35
16Marco Montelatici Italy18.14
17Angelo Groppelli Italy18.04
Yevgeniy Mironov Soviet UnionDQQ†
Geoff Capes Great BritainDQQ‡

†: 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

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 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. 1 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
  3. 1 2 this week.. August 1978., Scottish Daily Record & Sunday, September 2, 1978, retrieved September 13, 2014
  4. 1 2 Capes takes police title, Glasgow Herald, September 11, 1978, p. 18, retrieved September 13, 2014
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