1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978.

Medalists Gold Michael Wessing Silver Nikolay Grebnyev Bronze Wolfgang Hanisch

Results

Final 30 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Michael Wessing 89.12 Nikolay Grebnyev 87.82 Wolfgang Hanisch 87.66 4 Detlef Michel 85.46 5 Helmut Schreiber 83.58 6 Miklós Németh 83.58 7 Piotr Bielczyk 81.80 8 Terje Thorslund 80.42 9 Ferenc Paragi 79.08 10 Sándor Boros 78.78 11 Pentti Sinersaari 77.10 12 Seppo Hovinen 73.08 13 Antero Puranen 72.74 Vasiliy Yershov DQ Doping† †: Vasiliy Yershov ranked initially 5th (85.06m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Qualification 29 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Ferenc Paragi 86.04 Q 2 Nikolay Grebnyev 85.18 Q 3 Helmut Schreiber 85.16 Q 4 Wolfgang Hanisch 84.50 Q 5 Antero Puranen 84.42 Q 6 Miklós Németh 83.48 Q 7 Sándor Boros 83.22 Q 8 Pentti Sinersaari 82.46 Q 9 Michael Wessing 81.84 Q 10 Seppo Hovinen 80.94 Q 11 Detlef Michel 80.48 Q 12 Terje Thorslund 80.22 Q 13 Piotr Bielczyk 80.06 Q 14 Kenth Eldebrink 78.60 15 Bjørn Grimnes 78.58 16 Josef Hanák 78.56 17 Raimo Pihl 78.42 18 Per-Eric Smiding 76.36 19 Peter Yates 75.82 20 Tomáš Babiak 75.20 21 Tudorel Pirvu 75.14 22 Vincenzo Marchetti 71.80 Vasiliy Yershov DQ Q† †: Vasiliy Yershov initially reached the final, but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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