The men's high jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 19 September 1969.
Medalists Gold Valentin Gavrilov Silver Reijo Vähälä Bronze Erminio Azzaro
Results Final 19 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Valentin Gavrilov 2.17 Reijo Vähälä 2.17 Erminio Azzaro 2.17 4 Henri Elliott 2.14 5 István Major 2.14 6 Christer Celion 2.14 7 József Tihanyi 2.11 8 Valeriy Skvortsov 2.08 8 Ladislav Borodáč 2.08 10 Luis Garriga 2.08 10 Miodrag Todosijević 2.08 10 Robert Sainte-Rose 2.08 13 Șerban Ioan 2.08 14 Jan Dahlgren 2.00 15 Sergey Martynov 2.00
Qualification 18 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Valentin Gavrilov 2.11 Q Erminio Azzaro 2.11 Q József Tihanyi 2.11 Q István Major 2.11 Q Ladislav Borodáč 2.11 Q Luis Garriga 2.11 Q Valeriy Skvortsov 2.11 Q Jan Dahlgren 2.11 Q Șerban Ioan 2.11 Q Sergey Martynov 2.11 Q Christer Celion 2.11 Q Robert Sainte-Rose 2.08 Q Reijo Vähälä 2.08 Q Henri Elliott 2.08 Q Miodrag Todosijević 2.08 Q Christian Le Hérissé 2.05 Ioannis Kousoulas 2.05 Csaba Dosa 2.05 Rudolf Baudis 2.05 Thomas Wiesser 2.05 Michel Portmann 2.05 Herbert Hüttl 2.00 Murat Ayat 1.95
Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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