Eva Wilms Explained

Eva Wilms (pronounced as /de/; 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

Representing
1976		Munich, Germany	7th	[3]
		Montreal, Canada	7th
1977		San Sebastián, Spain	3rd	[4]
1978		Milan, Italy	3rd	[5]
		Prague, Czechoslovakia	5th
1980		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

Notes and References

1. http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc
2. Web site: Athletics WILMS Eva . European Athletics. 2022-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802183051/https://www.ec2022results.com/webrelease/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-naat14358035-wilms-eva.htm . 2024-08-02 . live . 2024-08-02.
3. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1976/f76_08.html 1976 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final
4. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1977/f77_08.html 1977 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final
5. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1978/f78_08.html 1978 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final
6. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1980/f80_08.html 1980 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final