The men's high jump event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 24 February in Vienna.[1][2]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vladimir Yashchenko |  Soviet Union |
2.26 | |
 |
Gennadiy Belkov | Soviet Union |
2.26 | |
 |
André Schneider-Laub |  West Germany |
2.24 | |
| 4 | Gerd Nagel | West Germany |
2.24 | |
| 5 | Bruno Bruni |  Italy |
2.21 | |
| 6 | Henry Lauterbach |  East Germany |
2.21 | |
| 7 | József Jámbor |  Hungary |
2.21 | |
| 8 | Gottfried Wittgruber |  Austria |
2.18 | |
| 9 | Massimo Di Giorgio | Italy |
2.18 | |
| 10 | Roland Dalhäuser |  Switzerland |
2.18 | |
| 11 | Jindřich Vondra |  Czechoslovakia |
2.15 | |
| 12 | Oscar Raise | Italy |
2.15 | |
| 13 | István Major | Hungary |
2.15 | |
| 14 | Mark Naylor |  Great Britain |
2.15 | |
| 15 | Vaso Komnenić |  Yugoslavia |
2.15 | |
| 16 | Francis Agbo |  France |
2.10 | |
| 17 | Eddy Annys |  Belgium |
2.10 |