1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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The women's discus throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 September 1974.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Faina Melnik Soviet Union
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| Silver | Argentina Menis.svg.png){kind=small} Romania
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| Bronze | Gabriele Hinzmann East Germany
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Results
Final
6 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Faina Melnik | Soviet Union |
69.00 | CR |
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Argentina Menis | Romania |
64.62 | |
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Gabriele Hinzmann | East Germany |
62.50 | |
| 4 | Mariya Petkova | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |  Great Britain |
49.16 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
- Bulgaria (3)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- East Germany (2)
- Romania (2)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- West Germany (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in women's discus throw | |
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