# Eva Wilms
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{{Short description|German shot putter (born 1952)}}
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{{MedalSport|Women's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[European Indoor Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[1980 Sindelfingen](/source/1980_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[Shot put](/source/1980_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_shot_put)}}
{{MedalBronze|[1977 San Sebastián](/source/1977_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[Shot put](/source/1977_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_shot_put)}}
{{MedalBronze|[1978 Milan](/source/1978_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[Shot put](/source/1978_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_shot_put)}}
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'''Eva Wilms''' ({{IPA|de|ˈeːfa ˈvɪlms|-|De-Eva Wilms.ogg}}; born 28 July 1952 in [Essen](/source/Essen), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia)) is a retired West German [shot put](/source/shot_put)ter.
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](/source/Ilona_Slupianek), [Claudia Losch](/source/Claudia_Losch), [Marianne Adam](/source/Marianne_Adam), [Margitta Droese](/source/Margitta_Droese) and [Ines Müller](/source/Ines_M%C3%BCller).[[http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |date=July 4, 2007 }}]
She competed for the sports clubs ESV Neuaubing and [LAC Quelle Fürth](/source/LAC_Quelle_F%C3%BCrth) during her active career.
In 1977, Wilmes threw the shot put 20.79 meters during a [pentathlon](/source/pentathlon) event, which is referred to by [European Athletics](/source/European_Athletics) as a [heptathlon](/source/heptathlon) world best.[{{cite web | title=Athletics WILMS Eva | website=European Athletics| date=2022-08-21 | url=https://www.ec2022results.com/webrelease/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-naat14358035-wilms-eva.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802183051/https://www.ec2022results.com/webrelease/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-naat14358035-wilms-eva.htm | archive-date=2024-08-02 | url-status=live | access-date=2024-08-02}}]
==Achievements==
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!colspan="5"|Representing {{FRG}}
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|rowspan=2|1976
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/1976_European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Munich](/source/Munich), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|align="center" | 7th
|[[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1976/f76_08.html 1976 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final] (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)]
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|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics)
|[Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Canada](/source/Canada)
|align="center" | 7th
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|1977
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/1977_European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[San Sebastián](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n), [Spain](/source/Spain)
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|[[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1977/f77_08.html 1977 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final] (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)]
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|rowspan=2|1978
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/1978_European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Milan](/source/Milan), [Italy](/source/Italy)
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|[[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1978/f78_08.html 1978 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final] (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)]
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|[European Championships](/source/1978_European_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Prague](/source/Prague), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia)
|align="center" | 5th
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|1980
|[European Indoor Championships](/source/1980_European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Sindelfingen](/source/Sindelfingen), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|[[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1980/f80_08.html 1980 European Indoor Championships - women's shot put final] (Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite)]
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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
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Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Essen
Category:Athletes from Düsseldorf (region)
Category:West German women shot putters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for West Germany
Category:West German Athletics Championships winners
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