The men's hammer throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.
The winning margin was 4 cm. With the conclusion of the 2024 championships, this remains the narrowest winning margin in the men's hammer throw at these championships.
Medalists Gold Yuriy Sedykh Silver Roland Steuk Bronze Karl-Hans Riehm
Results
Final 2 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Yuriy Sedykh 77.28 CR Roland Steuk 77.24 Karl-Hans Riehm 77.02 4 Detlef Gerstenberg 76.70 5 Manfred Hüning 76.46 6 Boris Zaychuk 75.62 7 Edoardo Podberscek 73.02 8 Giampaolo Urlando 72.62 9 Jochen Sachse 71.56 10 Gábor Tamás 70.72 11 Harri Huhtala 69.92 12 Klaus Ploghaus 69.30
Qualification 1 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Roland Steuk 73.22 Q 2 Karl-Hans Riehm 73.06 Q 3 Giampaolo Urlando 73.04 Q 4 Detlef Gerstenberg 72.80 Q 5 Yuriy Sedykh 71.36 Q 6 Boris Zaychuk 71.34 Q 7 Manfred Hüning 71.18 Q 8 Klaus Ploghaus 70.86 Q 9 Jochen Sachse 70.62 Q 10 Edoardo Podberscek 70.26 Q 11 Gábor Tamás 70.04 Q 12 Harri Huhtala 69.84 Q 13 Orlando Bianchini 69.78 14 Emanuil Dulgherov 68.96 15 Aleksey Malyukov 68.78 16 Richard Olsen 68.56 17 Jacques Accambray 67.78 18 Philippe Suriray 66.78 19 Radomil Skoumal 65.44 20 Chris Black 63.54
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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