1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Events at the
1974 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's discus throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 September 1974.[1]

Medalists

Gold Faina Melnik
 Soviet Union
Silver Argentina Menis
 Romania
Bronze Gabriele Hinzmann
 East Germany

Results

Final

6 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Faina Melnik  Soviet Union 69.00 CR
2nd Argentina Menis  Romania 64.62
3rd Gabriele Hinzmann  East Germany 62.50
4 Mariya Petkova  Bulgaria 61.92
5 Karin Höldtke  East Germany 58.92
6 Olimpia Cataramă  Romania 58.30
7 Liesel Westermann  West Germany 57.40
8 Vasilka Stoyeva  Bulgaria 57.12
9 Helena Vyhnalova  Czechoslovakia 55.24
10 Svetla Bozhkova  Bulgaria 54.28
11 Rosemary Payne  United Kingdom 49.16

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

References

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