The men's triple jump event at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 25 February in Vienna.[1][2]
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gennadiy Valyukevich |  Soviet Union |
17.02 | |
 |
Anatoliy Piskulin | Soviet Union |
16.97 | |
 |
Jaak Uudmäe | Soviet Union |
16.91 | |
| 4 | Gábor Katona |  Hungary |
16.54 | |
| 5 | Béla Bakosi | Hungary |
16.30 | |
| 6 | Ramón Cid |  Spain |
16.16 | |
| 7 | Roberto Mazzucato |  Italy |
16.13 | |
| 8 | Karel Hradil |  Czechoslovakia |
15.89 | |
| 9 | Paolo Piapan | Italy |
15.87 | |
| 10 | Hannu Puhakka |  Finland |
15.79 |