title: 1979 Men's European Volleyball Championship
text: # 1979 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  
  The 1979 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in France from October 5 to October 12, 1979, with the final round held in Paris.
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Place | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Soviet Union |
  | | Poland |
  | | Yugoslavia |
  | 4. | France |
  | 5. | Italy |
  | 6. | Czechoslovakia |
  | 7. | Romania |
  | 8. | Hungary |
  | 9. | East Germany |
  | 10. | Bulgaria |
  | 11. | Belgium |
  | 12. | Greece |
  
  * 1979 Men's European champions
  * Soviet Union Seventh title
  