| 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 | 210 athletes from 24 nations |
| Records set | 2AR, 6CR |
The1979European Athletics Indoor Championships were held inVienna, the capital city in Austria, on 24 and 25 February 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in that city.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres details |  Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 7.16 | Marita Koch (GDR) | 7.19 |  Lyudmila Storozhkova (URS) | 7.22 |
| 400 metres details |  Verona Elder (GBR) | 51.80 |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 51.81 | Karoline Käfer (AUT) | 51.90 |
| 800 metres details |  Nikolina Shtereva (BUL) | 2:02.6a | Anita Weiß (GDR) | 2:02.9a |  Fiţa Lovin (ROM) | 2:03.1a |
| 1500 metres details | Natalia Mărășescu (ROM) | 4:03.5aCR | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) | 4:03.9a | Svetlana Guskova (URS) | 4:07.4a |
| 60 metres hurdles details |  Danuta Perka (POL) | 7.95 | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 8.00 | Nina Morgulina (URS) | 8.09 |
| High jump details |  Andrea Mátay (HUN) | 1.92 | Urszula Kielan (POL) | 1.85 |  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | 1.80 |
| Long jump details | Siegrun Siegl (GDR) | 6.70 | Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH) | 6.42 |  Lena Johansson (SWE) | 6.27 |
| Shot put details | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 21.01 | Marianne Adam (GDR) | 20.11 | Judy Oakes (GBR) | 15.66 |
| 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 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Austria (14)
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 (28) Spain (5) Sweden (4) Switzerland (6)
Turkey (1) West Germany (16)
Yugoslavia (9)