Eva Wilms

{{Short description|German shot putter (born 1952)}}

Eva Wilms ({{IPA|de|ˈeːfa ˈvɪlms|-|De-Eva Wilms.ogg}}; 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.[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 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.{{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}}