1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 10th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Vienna, the capital city in Austria, on 24 and 25 February 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in that city.
| 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
 Host venue (shown in 2007) | |
| Dates | 24–25 February 1979 |
| Host city | Vienna Austria |
| Venue | Ferry Dusika Halle |
| Events | 19 |
| Participation | 208 athletes from 24 nations |
| Records set | 2 AR, 6 CR |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marian Woronin (POL) | 6.57 =AR, CR | Leszek Dunecki (POL) | 6.62 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Petar Petrov (BUL) | 6.63 |
| 400 metres |
 Karel Kolář (TCH) | 46.21 CR |  Stefano Malinverni (ITA) | 46.59 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Horia Toboc (ROM) | 46.86 |
| 800 metres |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Antonio Páez (ESP) | 1:47.4a | Binko Kolev (BUL) | 1:47.8a |  András Paróczai (HUN) | 1:48.2a |
| 1500 metres |
 Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | 3:41.8a |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 3:42.2a |  John Robson (GBR) | 3:42.8a |
| 3000 metres |
 Markus Ryffel (SUI) | 7:44.43 CR | Christoph Herle (FRG) | 7:45.44 |  Aleksandr Fedotkin (URS) | 7:45.50 |
| 60 metres hurdles |
 Thomas Munkelt (GDR) | 7.59 CR |  Arto Bryggare (FIN) | 7.67 | Eduard Pereverzev (URS) | 7.70 |
| High jump |
Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) | 2.26 | Gennadiy Belkov (URS) | 2.26 | Andre Schneider-Laub (FRG) | 2.24 |
| Pole vault |
Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) | 5.58 AR, CR | Konstantin Volkov (URS) | 5.45 | Vladimir Trofimenko (URS) | 5.45 |
| Long jump |
Vladimir Tsepelyov (URS) | 7.88 | Valeriy Podluzhniy (URS) | 7.86 | Lutz Franke (GDR) | 7.80 |
| Triple jump |
Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) | 17.02 | Anatoliy Piskulin (URS) | 16.97 | Jaak Uudmäe (URS) | 16.91 |
| Shot put |
Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) | 20.47 | Geoff Capes (GBR) | 20.23 | Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) | 20.01 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres |
Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 7.16 | Marita Koch (GDR) | 7.19 | Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS) | 7.22 |
| 400 metres |
Verona Elder (GBR) | 51.80 | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 51.81 | Karoline Käfer (AUT) | 51.90 |
| 800 metres |
Nikolina Shtereva (BUL) | 2:02.6a | Anita Weiß (GDR) | 2:02.9a | Fiţa Lovin (ROM) | 2:03.1a |
| 1500 metres |
Natalia Marasescu (ROM) | 4:03.5a CR | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) | 4:03.9a | Svetlana Guskova (URS) | 4:07.4a |
| 60 metres hurdles |
Danuta Perka (POL) | 7.95 | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 8.00 | Nina Morgulina (URS) | 8.09 |
| High jump |
Andrea Mátay (HUN) | 1.92 | Urszula Kielan (POL) | 1.85 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | 1.80 |
| Long jump |
Siegrun Siegl (GDR) | 6.70 | Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH) | 6.42 |  Lena Johansson (SWE) | 6.27 |
| Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 21.01 | Marianne Adam (GDR) | 20.11 | Judy Oakes (GBR) | 15.66 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Participating nations
- Austria (13)
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Belgium (5)- Bulgaria (10)
- Czechoslovakia (11)
Denmark (2)- East Germany (17)
- Finland (12)
France (10)- Great Britain (10)
- Hungary (7)
- Ireland (3)
- Italy (16)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (2)- Poland (13)
Portugal (1)- Romania (4)
- Soviet Union (27)
- Spain (5)
- Sweden (4)
- Switzerland (6)
Turkey (1)- West Germany (16)
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Yugoslavia (9)
References
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- EAA
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