| Men's high jump at the European Athletics Championships |
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| 1978 European Athletics Championships | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's high jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978.
Medalists
| Gold | Vladimir Yashchenko Soviet Union
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| Silver | Aleksandr Grigoryev Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Rolf Beilschmidt East Germany
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Results
Final
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vladimir Yashchenko | Soviet Union |
2.30 | CR |
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Aleksandr Grigoryev | Soviet Union |
2.28 | |
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Rolf Beilschmidt | East Germany |
2.28 | |
| 4 | Henry Lauterbach | East Germany |
2.26 | |
| 5 | Carlo Thränhardt |  West Germany |
2.21 | |
| 6 | Jacek Wszoła |  Poland |
2.21 | |
| 7 | Andre Schneider-Laub | West Germany |
2.21 | |
| 8 | Josef Hrabal |  Czechoslovakia |
2.18 | |
| 9 | Guy Moreau |  Belgium |
2.18 | |
| 10 | Rune Almén |  Sweden |
2.18 | |
| 11 | William Nachtegael | Belgium |
2.18 | |
| 12 | Jindřich Vondra | Czechoslovakia |
2.15 | |
| 13 | Bruno Bruni |  Italy |
2.15 | |
| 14 | Gennadiy Belkov | Soviet Union |
2.15 | |
| 14 | Terje Totland |  Norway |
2.15 | |
| 16 | Eddy Annys | Belgium |
2.10 | |
| 17 | Roman Moravec | Czechoslovakia |
2.10 | |
| 18 | Mark Naylor |  Great Britain |
2.10 |
Qualification
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Beilschmidt | East Germany |
2.18 | Q | |
| Guy Moreau | Belgium |
2.18 | Q | |
| Gennadiy Belkov | Soviet Union |
2.18 | Q | |
| Vladimir Yashchenko | Soviet Union |
2.18 | Q | |
| Carlo Thränhardt | West Germany |
2.18 | Q | |
| Andre Schneider-Laub | West Germany |
2.18 | Q | |
| Aleksandr Grigoryev | Soviet Union |
2.18 | Q | |
| Bruno Bruni | Italy |
2.18 | Q | |
| Jacek Wszoła | Poland |
2.15 | q | |
| William Nachtegael | Belgium |
2.15 | q | |
| Jindřich Vondra | Czechoslovakia |
2.15 | q | |
| Josef Hrabal | Czechoslovakia |
2.15 | q | |
| Mark Naylor | Great Britain |
2.15 | q | |
| Roman Moravec | Czechoslovakia |
2.15 | q | |
| Eddy Annys | Belgium |
2.15 | q | |
| Henry Lauterbach | East Germany |
2.15 | q | |
| Rune Almén | Sweden |
2.15 | q | |
| Terje Totland | Norway |
2.15 | q | |
| Rodolfo Bergamo | Italy |
2.10 | ||
| Paul Poaniewa |  France |
2.10 | ||
| Ekrem Özdamar |  Turkey |
2.10 | ||
| Jacques Aletti | France |
2.10 | ||
| Vasilios Papadimitriou |  Greece |
2.10 | ||
| Brian Burgess | Great Britain |
2.00 | ||
| Ruud Wielart |  Netherlands |
NH | ||
| Massimo Di Giorgio | Italy |
NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (3)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- East Germany (2)
- France (2)
- Greece (1)
- Italy (3)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Sweden (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (2)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 427–435, retrieved 13 August 2014
| High jump at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in men's hammer throw | |
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