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1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ..., then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 2 and 3 September 1978. Medalists Results Final 3 September Qualification 2 September Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 European Athletics Championships, Mens discus throw Discus throw Discus throw at the European Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Duhinets
Ihor Oleksiyovych Duhinets ( uk, Ігор Олексійович Дугінец, russian: Игорь Алексеевич Дугинец, ''Igor Alekseyevich Duginets;'' born May 20, 1956, in Kuibysheve, Crimean) is a retired male Soviet- Ukrainian discus thrower. He set his personal best on August 21, 1982, at a meet in Kiev, throwing 68.52. He won the silver medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... References * Year ListShort ProfileStatistics Ukrainian male discus throwers Soviet male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists 1956 births Living people People from Bakhch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Faragó
János Faragó (8 July 1946 – 14 November 1984) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1946 births 1984 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Hungarian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Place of birth missing 20th-century Hungarian people Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Tuomola
Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic surname. Given name * Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist * Juhani Aho * Juhani Kaskeala * Juhani Komulainen * Juhani Kumpulainen * Juhani Lahtinen * Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (1950–2006), Finnish musician * Juhani Ojala * Juhani Pallasmaa * Juhani Peltonen * Juhani Suutarinen * Juhani Tamminen * Juhani Tamminen (ice hockey, born 1989) * Juhani Wahlsten Surname * Khalid al-Juhani, Saudi al-Qaeda member * Ma'bad al-Juhani, Islamic figure Fictional characters * Juhani (Star Wars), a female playable character featured in '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''. * Juhani Otso Berg, a major antagonist in the modern day plotline of the Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Šilhavý
Josef Šilhavý (born 17 December 1946) is a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His wife, Zdeňka Šilhavá Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá (born 15 June 1954 in Krnov, Czechoslovakia) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of . That mark s ..., was also a discus thrower for Czechoslovakia. References 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Czech male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Place of birth missing (living people) Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Piette
Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures * Frédéric Mariotti, actor In politics: * Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira, 1st Vice-President of Burundi * Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro, Vice-President of Burundi from 11 November 2004 to 26 August 2005 * Frédéric Bastiat, political economist and member of the French assembly In literature: * Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer, commentator critic and pundit * Frédéric Berat, French poet and songwriter * Frédéric Mistral, French poet In science: * Frédéric Cailliaud, French mineralogist * Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and Nobel laureate In sport: * Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando De Vincentiis
Armando De Vincentiis (born 11 October 1943) is an Italian former discus thrower. Biography De Vincentiis was born in Ascoli Piceno. He has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team. In his career he participated in two editions of the Olympic Games. Personal best *Discus throw: 64,48 - Rome, 27 May 1976 Achievements National titles *5 wins in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ... (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981) See also * Italy national athletics team - More caps References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Vincentiis, Armando 1943 births Italian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvík Daněk
Ludvík Daněk () (6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211'3"). Daněk was born in Blansko, and competed in four Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia, winning silver in 1964 Olympics, bronze in 1968 Olympics and gold in 1972 Olympics. He set three world records in discus throw, of 64.55 m in 1964, 65.22 m in 1965 and of 66.07 m in 1966. He also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. He was the gold medallist at the 1971 European Athletics Championships and was the silver medallist three years later at the 1974 European Athletics Championships.Ludvik Danek Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2 June 2013. After retiring from competitions Daně ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Juzyszyn
Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name ''Dariush'', meaning "he possesses" or "good". Given name A *Dariusz Adamczuk (born 1969), Polish footballer *Dariusz Adamczyk (born 1966), Polish-German historian *Dariusz Adamus (born 1957), Polish javelin thrower B * Dariusz Baliszewski (1946–2020), Polish historian *Dariusz Banasik (born 1973), Polish football manager * Dariusz Baranowski (born 1972), Polish cyclist *Dariusz Batek (born 1986), Polish cyclist *Dariusz Bayer (born 1964), Polish footballer *Dariusz Białkowski (born 1970), Polish canoeist *Dariusz Biczysko (born 1962), Polish high jumper *Dariusz Bladek (born 1994), Canadian football player *Dariusz Brytan (born 1967), Polish footballer * Dariusz Brzozowski (born 1980), Polish drummer C * Dariusz Czykier (born 1966), Polish footballer D *Dariusz Doliński (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Hartmann (athlete)
Werner Hartmann (born 20 April 1959) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics German male discus throwers Olympic athletes for West Germany Place of birth missing (living people) West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-discus-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvano Simeon
Silvano Simeon (27 October 1945 – 12 December 2010) was an Italian discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...er. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in 10th and 19th place, respectively. Biography During his career Simeon won 10 national titles (1966, 1967, 1969–1974, 1977, 1979), and took part in 52 international competitions. In retirement he worked as athletics coach. Achievements Note References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simeon, Silvano 1945 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Udine Italian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óskar Jakobsson
Óskar Jakobsson (born 29 January 1955) is an Icelandic athlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Oskar Jakobsson Oskar Jakobsson Oskar Jakobsson Oskar Jakobsson Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
