The men's pole vault event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Milan.[1][2][3]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tadeusz Ślusarski |  Poland |
5.45 | |
 |
Vladimir Trofimenko |  Soviet Union |
5.40 | |
 |
Vladimir Sergiyenko | Soviet Union |
5.40 | |
| 4 | Yuriy Prokhorenko | Soviet Union |
5.40 | |
| 5 | Władysław Kozakiewicz | Poland |
5.40 | |
| 6 | Günther Lohre |  West Germany |
5.30 | |
| 7 | François Tracanelli |  France |
5.20 | |
| 8 | Philippe Houvion | France |
5.20 | |
| 9 | Kjell Isaksson |  Sweden |
5.00 | |
| 10 | Leszek Hołownia | Poland |
5.00 | |
| 11 | Ivo Yanchev |  Bulgaria |
5.00 | |
| 12 | Rauli Pudas |  Finland |
5.00 | |
| 13 | Brian Hooper |  Great Britain |
5.00 | |
| Tapani Haapakoski | Finland |
NM | ||
| Ilias Sakelladiris |  Greece |
NM | ||
| Felix Böhni |  Switzerland |
NM |