1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	Result	Notes
	Sara Simeoni	Italy	−	−	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	1.97
	Elżbieta Krawczuk	Poland	−	−	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		1.94	PB
	Urszula Kielan	Poland	−	−	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx		1.94
4	Ulrike Meyfarth	West Germany	−	−	o	o	o	xxx				1.88
5	Jasmin Fischer	West Germany	−	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.88
6	Emese Béla	Hungary	−	−	o	o	xxx					1.85
7	Susanne Lorentzon	Sweden	−	o	o	o	xxx					1.85
8	Donatella Bulfoni	Italy	−	−	o	xxo	xxx					1.85
9	Marina Serkova	Soviet Union	−	−	xo	xxo	xxx					1.85
10	Marjette Overwater	Netherlands	−	o	o	xxx						1.80
11	Gaby Meier	Switzerland	o	o	o	xxx						1.80
11	Sandra Dini	Italy	o	o	o	xxx						1.80
13	Lidija Benedetič	Yugoslavia	o	o	xxx							1.75