1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
# 1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August and 1 September 1966.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jacques Madubost France |
| - | - |
| Silver | Robert Sainte-Rose France |
| Bronze | Valeriy Skvortsov Soviet Union |

## Results

### Final

1 September

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Jacques Madubost | France | 2.12 |
| | Robert Sainte-Rose | France | 2.12 |
| | Valeriy Skvortsov | Soviet Union | 2.09 |
| 4 | Edward Czernik | Poland | 2.06 |
| 5 | Andrey Khmarskiy | Soviet Union | 2.06 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Schillkowski | West Germany | 2.06 |
| 7 | Valentin Gavrilov | Soviet Union | 2.06 |
| 8 | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | Sweden | 2.03 |
| 8 | Ingomar Sieghart | West Germany | 2.03 |
| 10 | János Medovarszki | Hungary | 2.03 |
| 10 | Jan Dahlgren | Sweden | 2.03 |
| 12 | Bo Jonsson | Sweden | 2.03 |
| 13 | Yevgeni Yordanov | Bulgaria | 1.95 |

### Qualification

31 August

| Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ingomar Sieghart | West Germany | 2.06 | Q |
| Wolfgang Schillkowski | West Germany | 2.03 | Q |
| Valeriy Skvortsov | Soviet Union | 2.03 | Q |
| Valentin Gavrilov | Soviet Union | 2.03 | Q |
| Kjell-Åke Nilsson | Sweden | 2.03 | Q |
| Robert Sainte-Rose | France | 2.03 | Q |
| Bo Jonsson | Sweden | 2.03 | Q |
| Jan Dahlgren | Sweden | 2.03 | Q |
| János Medovarszki | Hungary | 2.03 | Q |
| Jacques Madubost | France | 2.03 | Q |
| Andrey Khmarskiy | Soviet Union | 2.03 | Q |
| Yevgeni Yordanov | Bulgaria | 2.03 | Q |
| Edward Czernik | Poland | 2.03 | Q |
| Sándor Noszály | Hungary | 2.00 | |
| Rudolf Hübner | Czechoslovakia | 2.00 | |
| Gilbert Vallaeys | France | 2.00 | |
| Werner Pfeil | East Germany | 2.00 | |
| Milan Haranta | Czechoslovakia | 2.00 | |
| Rudolf Baudis | Czechoslovakia | 2.00 | |
| Jón Þordur Ólafsson | Iceland | 1.95 | |
| Luis Garriga | Spain | 1.95 | |
| Erminio Azzaro | Italy | 1.95 | |
| Gunther Spielvogel | West Germany | 1.95 | |
| Ilia Mazniku | Albania | 1.85 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

* Albania (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Czechoslovakia (3)
* East Germany (1)
* France (3)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Poland (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (3)
* West Germany (3)
