Men Shot Put Athletics XII European Championships 1978 Praga, Czechoslovakia - Friday, 1st September - Gold Medal: Udo Bayer, East Germany
Final 18:45 - 20:21 Distance SO1.2.3.4.5.6.bibbirth
1. Udo BeyerGDR East Germany21.08m 10.X21.08X20.21X20.1826709.08.55
2. Aleksandr BarishnikovURS Soviet Union20.68m 7.19.7320.6820.1620.0019.8420.4854311.11.48
3. Wolfgang SchmidtGDR East Germany20.30m 9.19.8619.6319.9219.6220.3019.4929916.01.54
4. Reijo StahlbergFIN Finland20.17m 11.19.61X19.3620.1719.9920.91 21.09.52
5. Anatoliy YaroshURS Soviet Union20.03m 8.19.7219.6619.86X20.03X 26.10.52
6. Jaromir VlkTCH Czechoslovakia19.53m 4.19.3619.2719.4819.53XX 04.03.49
7. Hreinn HalldorssonISL Iceland19.34m 12.18.4219.3419.02XXX 03.03.49
8. Jaroslav BrabecTCH Czechoslovakia19.27m 19.23X19.27 27.07.49
9. Valcho StoevBUL Bulgaria19.23m 18.2819.1519.23 20.01.52
10.Mathias SchmidtGDR East Germany19.21m 19.1219.2118.78 22.11.56
-. Yevgeniy MironovURS Soviet Union20.87mDQ 20.7320.11X19.7320.8720.5352323.08.49
-. Geoffrey CapesGBR Great BritainDNSDQ 01.11.49
Geoffrey Capes, Great Britain was disqualified after being involved in a scuffle with a Czechoslovakian official. His disqualification sparked a protest walk-off by other shot put competitors. They eventually returned after officials said they would cancel the event.
The incident happened at the roll call for the competitors. Capes was wearing only one identification number. The rules state an athlete must wear two. An official troed to pin a second number on Capes, and in the ensuing scuffle, one of the officials was knocked to the ground. Capes was imediately ordered off the field.
Yevgeniy Mironov, Soviet Union was forced to return his silver medal after failing steroid test.
History Men Shot Put. 19 Competitors from 12 Nations. Venue: Stadion Evžena Rošického
World and European Record: Udo Bayer, East Germany 22.15m Goteborg, Sweden 6th July 1978
Championship Record: Hartmut Briesenick, East Germany 21.08m Helsinki, Finland 13th August 1971

Qualification - Thursday, 31st August 10:00 - 10:32

9-10 C, H 91-92%. Mark 19.50m. 9 Athletes passed the mark. Next 3 also advanced to Final.
Ranking Distance Gr1.2.3.
1. Yevgeniy MironovURS Soviet Union20.40mQAX19.3020.40
2. Reijo StahlbergFIN Finland20.25mQA20.25
3. Geoffrey CapesGBR Great Britain20.08mQA17.0318.9620.08
4. Udo BeyerGDR East Germany20.03mQB19.3520.03
5. Anatoliy YaroshURS Soviet Union19.80mQA19.80
6. Jaromir VlkTCH Czechoslovakia19.76mQA19.76
7. Aleksandr BarishnikovURS Soviet Union19.74mQB19.74
8. Wolfgang SchmidtGDR East Germany19.72mQB19.72
9. Hreinn HalldorssonISL Iceland19.62mQB19.62
10.Jaroslav BrabecTCH Czechoslovakia19.48mqB19.2019.0919.48
11.Mathias SchmidtGDR East Germany19.38mqA19.3818.6918.88
12.Valcho StoevBUL Bulgaria19.26mqBX19.2119.26
eliminated
13.Ralf ReichenbachFRA France19.09m A18.64X19.09
14.Jean-Pierre EggerSUI Switzerland18.67m B18.67X18.33
15.Miroslav JanousekTCH Czechoslovakia18.24m A18.2418.61X
16.Anders ArrhenusSWE Sweden18.48m A18.1618.2918.48
17.Vladimir MilicYUG Yugoslavia18.35m B18.3517.97X
18.Marco MontelaticiITA Italy18.14m AXX18.14
19.Angelo GroppelliITA Italy18.04m BXX18.04
Pre-Praga 1978RankingDistance
1. Udo BeyerGDR East Germany22.15m
2. Reijo StahlbergFIN Finland20.96m
3. Aleksandr BarishnikovURS Soviet Union20.95m
4. Yevgeniy MironovURS Soviet Union20.93m
5.
6. Geoffrey CapesGBR Great Britain20.62m
7. Hreinn HalldorssonISL Iceland20.56m
8. Baggmann 20.52m
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