The 12th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 11-12 May 1979.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seniors | |||
| All-Around |  Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | Emilia Eberle (ROU) |  Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) |
| Vault | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) |  Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) |
| Uneven Bars | Elena Mukhina (URS) | Emilia Eberle (ROU) | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) |
| Balance Beam | Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | Emilia Eberle (ROU) | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) |
| Floor | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | Elena Mukhina (URS) Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | |
| Rank | Gymnast |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 39.450 |
 | Emilia Eberle (ROU) | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.500 | 38.850 |
 | Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.950 | 9.550 | 38.750 |
| 4 | Elena Mukhina (URS) | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 38.700 |
| 5 | Melita Ruhn (ROM) | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 9.350 | 38.150 |
| 6 |  Věra Černá (TCH) | 9.500 | 9.750 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 38.000 |
| 6 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.400 | 38.000 |
| 6 | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.300 | 9.200 | 38.000 |
| 9 | Katharina Rensch (GDR) | 9.450 | 9.550 | 9.050 | 9.450 | 37.500 |
| 10 |  Łucja Matraszek (POL) | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.150 | 37.450 |
| 11 |  Krasimira Toneva (BUL) | 9.450 | 9.450 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 37.250 |
| 11 |  Éva Óvári (HUN) | 9.450 | 9.500 | 9.050 | 9.250 | 37.250 |
| 13 | Zsuzsa Kalmár (HUN) | 9.300 | 9.550 | 9.550 | 8.800 | 37.200 |
| 14 | Irina Goreva (BUL) | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 8.850 | 37.100 |
| 15 | Andrea Horacsek (HUN) | 9.450 | 9.400 | 8.850 | 9.300 | 37.000 |
| 15 |  Martine Pidoux (FRA) | 9.450 | 9.300 | 9.000 | 9.250 | 37.000 |
| 17 | Elena Naimushina (URS) | 9.500 | 8.650 | 9.250 | 9.500 | 36.900 |
| 18 |  Romi Kessler (SUI) | 9.300 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 8.700 | 36.800 |
| 19 | Małgorzata Majza (POL) | 9.200 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 36.750 |
| 19 | Elżbieta Szewczak (POL) | 9.250 | 9.350 | 9.000 | 9.150 | 36.750 |
| 21 | Martina Malušová (TCH) | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.000 | 8.700 | 36.700 |
| 22 |  Gloria Viseras (ESP) | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.250 | 9.100 | 36.650 |
| 23 |  Annette Michler (FRG) | 9.200 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 9.000 | 36.550 |
| 24 | Diliana Glucheva (BUL) | 9.400 | 8.800 | 8.950 | 9.350 | 36.500 |
| 24 |  Hanne Kraft (NOR) | 9.200 | 9.250 | 9.150 | 8.900 | 36.500 |
| 26 |  Susan Cheesebrough (GBR) | 9.150 | 9.400 | 8.950 | 8.900 | 36.400 |
| 27 | Unni Holmen (NOR) | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.150 | 8.700 | 36.350 |
| 28 | Jana Bore (NOR) | 9.300 | 8.900 | 9.200 | 8.900 | 36.300 |
| 28 | Véronique Sanguinetti (FRA) | 9.200 | 9.400 | 8.750 | 8.950 | 36.300 |
| 30 |  Marijke Aarnhouts (NED) | 9.200 | 9.200 | 8.850 | 9.000 | 36.250 |
| 31 | Eloisa Marcos (ESP) | 9.250 | 9.200 | 8.800 | 8.850 | 36.100 |
| 32 |  Lena Adomat (SWE) | 9.250 | 9.200 | 8.750 | 8.850 | 36.050 |
| 32 |  Laura Bortolaso (ITA) | 9.400 | 9.200 | 9.050 | 8.400 | 36.050 |
| 34 | Ingrid Bolleboom (NED) | 9.050 | 8.750 | 9.150 | 9.050 | 36.000 |
| 35 | Denise Jones (GBR) | 9.350 | 8.850 | 9.000 | 8.750 | 35.950 |
| 36 | Karola Sube (GDR) | 9.400 | 9.550 | 8.800 | 8.900 | 35.850 |
| 36 | Era Canevascini (ITA) | 9.050 | 9.300 | 8.850 | 8.650 | 35.850 |
| 38 | Marinella Giorgini (ITA) | 8.950 | 9.000 | 8.850 | 8.850 | 35.650 |
| 38 | Annika Fritzen (SWE) | 9.100 | 9.250 | 8.250 | 9.050 | 35.650 |
| 38 | Anne Hervé (FRA) | 9.100 | 9.050 | 8.500 | 9.000 | 35.650 |
| 41 | Brigitte Girardin (SUI) | 9.250 | 8.700 | 8.700 | 8.900 | 35.550 |
| 42 | Sabine Blumtritt (FRG) | 9.350 | 8.350 | 8.750 | 8.850 | 35.300 |
| 43 |  Raija Koivisto (FIN) | 9.100 | 8.850 | 8.550 | 8.600 | 35.100 |
| 44 | Monique Bolleboom (NED) | 8.400 | 9.000 | 8.650 | 8.950 | 35.000 |
| 45 |  Liane Stoppel (AUT) | 9.000 | 8.800 | 8.650 | 8.500 | 34.950 |
| 45 | Susanne Theel (FRG) | 9.050 | 8.900 | 8.150 | 8.850 | 34.950 |
| 47 | Donatella Grossi (ITA) | 9.100 | 9.200 | 7.750 | 8.750 | 34.800 |
| 48 | Angeles García (ESP) | 9.250 | 8.350 | 8.150 | 8.950 | 34.700 |
| 48 | Monika Neuhaus (SWE) | 9.100 | 8.900 | 8.000 | 8.700 | 34.700 |
| 50 |  Ewa Wulff (DEN) | 8.700 | 8.750 | 8.750 | 8.300 | 34.500 |
| 51 | Brigit Olsen (DEN) | 8.700 | 7.900 | 8.850 | 8.700 | 34.150 |
| 52 | Jackie Bevan (GBR) | 9.250 | 8.000 | 8.250 | 8.550 | 34.050 |
| 53 |  Christine Bos (BEL) | 8.800 | 8.450 | 8.000 | 8.550 | 33.800 |
| 54 |  Helena Silva (POR) | 8.100 | 8.700 | 8.200 | 8.700 | 33.700 |
| 55 | Helena Álvarez (POR) | 8.000 | 8.500 | 8.550 | 8.550 | 33.600 |
| 56 | Aria Kosunen (FIN) | 8.300 | 8.800 | 7.900 | 8.300 | 33.300 |
| 57 | Vinciane Wertz (BEL) | 8.550 | 8.050 | 8.150 | 8.450 | 33.200 |
| 58 | Anne Olsen (DEN) | 8.000 | 8.450 | 7.900 | 8.600 | 32.950 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | 19.850 |
| Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 19.550 |
| Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | 19.525 |
| 4 | Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.475 |
| 5 | Martina Malušová (TCH) | 19.250 |
| 6 | Věra Černá (TCH) | 19.100 |
| 7 | Emilia Eberle (ROM) | 19.050 |
| 8 | Katharina Rensch (GDR) | 18.975 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.700 |
| Emilia Eberle (ROU) | 19.650 |
| Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 19.600 |
| 4 | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | 19.350 |
| 5 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 19.200 |
| 6 | Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | 19.100 |
| 7 | Katharina Rensch (GDR) | 19.000 |
| 8 | Věra Černá (TCH) | 18.950 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | 19.850 |
| Emilia Eberle (ROU) | 19.600 |
| Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | 19.250 |
| 4 | Zsuzsa Kalmár (HUN) | 19.100 |
| 5 | Romi Kessler (SUI) | 19.000 |
| 6 | Łucja Matraszek (POL) | 18.800 |
| 7 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 18.750 |
| 8 |  Irina Goreva (BUL) | 18.000 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | 19.600 |
| Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS) | 19.200 |
| Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.200 |
| 4 | Katharina Rensch (GDR) | 19.150 |
| 4 | Emilia Eberle (ROU) | 19.150 |
| 6 | Věra Černá (TCH) | 18.950 |
| 6 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 18.950 |
| 8 | Diliana Glucheva (BUL) | 18.450 |
The men's individual all-around at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships have been staged since 1955.
The European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1957.
The floor event at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was first held in 1957.
The balance beam event at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was first held in 1957.
The 21st European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 16-19 May 1996 in Birmingham, England.
The 20th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in May 1994.
The 19th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Nantes, France in 1992.
The 17th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 20-21 May 1989.
The 16th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in 1987.
The 15th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland on 11-12 May 1985.
The 14th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 7-8 May 1983.
The 13th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Madrid, Spain on 2–3 May 1981.
The 9th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in London, United Kingdom, in 1973.
The 8th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Minsk, Soviet Union, in 1971.
Men's pommel horse has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.
Men's floor has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.
Men's rings has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.
Men's vault has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.
Men's parallel bars has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.
Men's horizontal bar has been staged at every European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships since 1955.