Eva Wilms
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Eva Wilms (German pronunciation: [ˈeːfa ˈvɪlms] ; born 28 July 1952 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired West German shot putter.
Her personal best throw was 21.43 metres, achieved in June 1977 in Munich. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Ilona Slupianek, Claudia Losch, Marianne Adam, Margitta Droese and Ines Müller.[1]
She competed for the sports clubs ESV Neuaubing and LAC Quelle Fürth during her active career.
In 1977, Wilmes threw the shot put 20.79 meters during a pentathlon event, which is referred to by European Athletics as a heptathlon world best.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  West Germany | ||||
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | [3] |
| Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 7th | ||
| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 3rd | [4] |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 3rd | [5] |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 5th | ||
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | [6] |
In fact Eva Wilms is a pentathlete. She set 2 world records in 1977. The following are her lists of performances in different events:
- Pentathlon [100mH, SP, HJ, LJ, 200m]: 4932p/1976 [including 20.94m SP and 23.9s 200m]
- Pentathlon [100mH, SP, HJ, LJ, 800m]: 4823p,former WR/1977-13.83s-20.95m-1.74m-6.29m-2.19.66s
- JV: 48,74m 1 Eva Wilms (20.07.52) 180/76 Sport Union Annen 03.09.73 Witten
- SP: 21.43m Eva Wilms FRG 28.07.52 2 Munich
- DT:59,42m 1 Eva Wilms (28.7.52) 180/83 LAC Quelle Fürth By 21.06.80 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- LJ:6.29m 5K Eva Wilms (28.7.52) 180/83 LAC Quelle Fürth By 19.06.77 Bernhausen
- 200M: 23,9s (5K) Eva Wilms (28.7.52) 180/83 ESV Neuaubing By 05/09/76 Hannover
- 100MH:13,70s 5K Eva Wilms (28.7.52) 180/83 LAC Quelle Fürth By 14.05.77 Göttingen
References
[edit]- ^ Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athletics WILMS Eva". European Athletics. 2022-08-21. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ 1976 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)
- ^ 1977 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)
- ^ 1978 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)
- ^ 1980 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)
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