1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 August and 1 September 1978.

Medalists

Gold	Vladimir Trofimenko Soviet Union
Silver	Antti Kalliomäki Finland
Bronze	Rauli Pudas Finland

Results

Final

1 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Vladimir Trofimenko	Soviet Union	5.55	CR
	Antti Kalliomäki	Finland	5.50
	Rauli Pudas	Finland	5.45
4	Władysław Kozakiewicz	Poland	5.45
5	Yevgeniy Tananyka	Soviet Union	5.40
6	Philippe Houvion	France	5.40
7	François Tracanelli	France	5.30
7	Brian Hooper	Great Britain	5.30
9	Patrick Abada	France	5.30
10	Tapani Haapakoski	Finland	5.30
11	Günther Lohre	West Germany	5.20
	Mariusz Klimczyk	Poland	NH
	Roger Oriol	Spain	DNS

Qualification

30 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Władysław Kozakiewicz	Poland	5.25	Q
	Günther Lohre	West Germany	5.25	Q
	Mariusz Klimczyk	Poland	5.25	Q
	Yevgeniy Tananyka	Soviet Union	5.15	q
	Philippe Houvion	France	5.15	q
	Rauli Pudas	Finland	5.15	q
	François Tracanelli	France	5.15	q
	Vladimir Trofimenko	Soviet Union	5.15	q
	Patrick Abada	France	5.15	q
	Brian Hooper	Great Britain	5.15	q
	Roger Oriol	Spain	5.15	q
	Tapani Haapakoski	Finland	5.15	q
	Antti Kalliomäki	Finland	5.15	q
	Domenico D'Alisera	Italy	4.90
	Roman Zrun	Czechoslovakia	4.90
	Elias Sakellariadis	Greece	4.90
	Peter Jensen	Denmark	4.90
	Reinhard Lechner	Austria	4.90
	Tadeusz Ślusarski	Poland	NH
	Jiří Lesák	Czechoslovakia	NH
	Antonín Hadinger	Czechoslovakia	NH
	Keith Stock	Great Britain	NH
	Patrick Desruelles	Belgium	NH

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

• Austria (1)
• Belgium (1)
• Czechoslovakia (3)
• Denmark (1)
• Finland (3)
• France (3)
• Greece (1)
• Italy (1)
• Poland (3)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Spain (1)
• Great Britain (2)
• West Germany (1)