1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 and 31 August 1978.Medalists
Results
Final
31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Sara Simeoni | ITA | 2.01 | WR= |
| Rosemarie Ackermann | GDR | 1.99 | |
| Brigitte Holzapfel | FRG | 1.95 | |
| 4 | Jutta Kirst | GDR | 1.93 | |
| 5 | Ulrike Meyfarth | FRG | 1.91 | |
| 6 | Andrea Mátay | | 1.85 | |
| 7 | Snežana Hrepevnik | SFR Yugoslavia | 1.85 | |
| 8 | Urszula Kielan | POL | 1.85 | |
| 9 | Annette Harnack | FRG | 1.80 | |
| 10 | Astrid Tveit | NOR | 1.80 | |
| 11 | Kristine Nitzsche | GDR | 1.80 | |
| 12 | Larisa Klimentenok | | 1.80 | |
| 13 | Mária Mračnová | TCH | 1.80 | |
| 14 | Milada Karbanová | TCH | 1.80 | |
Qualification
30 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Milada Karbanová | TCH | 1.85 | Q |
| Rosemarie Ackermann | GDR | 1.85 | Q |
| Jutta Kirst | GDR | 1.85 | Q |
| Brigitte Holzapfel | FRG | 1.85 | Q |
| Ulrike Meyfarth | FRG | 1.85 | Q |
| Annette Harnack | FRG | 1.85 | Q |
| Snežana Hrepevnik | SFR Yugoslavia | 1.85 | Q |
| Kristine Nitzsche | GDR | 1.85 | Q |
| Larisa Klimentenok | | 1.85 | Q |
| Sara Simeoni | ITA | 1.85 | Q |
| Urszula Kielan | POL | 1.85 | Q |
| Mária Mračnová | TCH | 1.83 | q |
| Andrea Mátay | | 1.83 | q |
| Astrid Tveit | NOR | 1.83 | q |
| Annette Tånnander | SWE | 1.80 | |
| Grith Ejstrup | DEN | 1.80 | |
| Mirjam van Laar | NED | 1.75 | |
| Marta Rehorovská | TCH | 1.75 | |
| Danuta Bułkowska | POL | 1.75 | |
| Gilian Hitchen | GBR | 1.75 | |
| Cornelia Popa | | 1.75 | |
| Anne-Maria Pira | BEL | 1.70 | |
| Sandra Dini | ITA | 1.70 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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