| 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
The men's pole vault event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 25 February in Vienna. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Władysław Kozakiewicz |  Poland | 5.58 | AR , CR |
 | Konstantin Volkov |  Soviet Union | 5.45 | |
 | Vladimir Trofimenko | Soviet Union | 5.45 | |
| 4 | Günther Lohre |  West Germany | 5.40 | |
| 5 | Wojciech Buciarski | Poland | 5.40 | |
| 6 | Mariusz Klimczyk | Poland | 5.40 | |
| 7 | Philippe Houvion |  France | 5.40 | |
| 8 | Brian Hooper |  Great Britain | 5.30 | |
| 9 | Rauli Pudas |  Finland | 5.20 | |
| 10 | Atanas Tarev |  Bulgaria | 5.20 | |
| 11 | Roger Oriol |  Spain | 5.20 | |
| 12 | Kimmo Pallonen | Finland | 5.20 | |
| 13 | Domenico D'Alisera |  Italy | 5.10 | |
| Patrick Abada | France | NM | ||
| Tapani Haapakoski | Finland | NM | ||
| Thierry Vigneron | France | NM | ||
| Yuriy Prokhorenko | Soviet Union | NM |
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