1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August and 1 September 1966.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Christine Spielberg
  East Germany
Silver Liesel Westermann
  West Germany
Bronze Anita Hentschel
  East Germany

Results

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Final

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1 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Christine Spielberg   East Germany 57.76 CR
  Liesel Westermann   West Germany 57.38 NR
  Anita Hentschel   East Germany 56.80
4 Jolán Kleiber   Hungary 56.24
5 Verzhinia Mikhailova   Bulgaria 53.68
6 Ingrid Lotz   East Germany 53.34
7 Jiřina Němcová   Czechoslovakia 52.40
8 Štěpánka Mertová   Czechoslovakia 51.64
9 Lyudmila Shcherbakova   Soviet Union 50.56
10 Judit Stugner   Hungary 49.96
11 Kriemhild Limberg   West Germany 49.20
12 Elivia Ricci   Italy 48.80

Qualification

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31 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Liesel Westermann   West Germany 56.42 Q
2 Lyudmila Shcherbakova   Soviet Union 55.96 Q
3 Christine Spielberg   East Germany 53.94 Q
4 Štěpánka Mertová   Czechoslovakia 53.52 Q
5 Jolán Kleiber   Hungary 53.28 Q
6 Judit Stugner   Hungary 53.12 Q
7 Anita Hentschel   East Germany 52.10 Q
8 Kriemhild Limberg   West Germany 52.02 Q
9 Ingrid Lotz   East Germany 51.60 Q
10 Verzhinia Mikhailova   Bulgaria 51.56 Q
11 Elivia Ricci   Italy 51.46 Q
12 Jiřina Němcová   Czechoslovakia 49.66 Q
13 Lia Manoliu   Romania 49.44
14 Pina Thani   Albania 42.12

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014