title: 1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
text: # 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)
  