These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Charles Austin set a new Olympic record with 2.39 metres.
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Charles Austin | {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | – | o | o | 2.28 | Q |
1 | B | Tim Forsyth | {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | o | 2.28 | Q |
1 | B | Artur Partyka | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | – | o | o | 2.28 | Q |
1 | B | Dragutin Topić | {{flagIOC|YUG|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | o | 2.28 | Q |
5 | A | Steinar Hoen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xxo | o | 2.28 | Q |
6 | A | Troy Kemp | {{flagIOC|BAH|1996 Summer}} | – | o | – | o | o | xo | 2.28 | Q |
6 | A | Jarosław Kotewicz | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | – | o | – | o | o | xo | 2.28 | Q |
6 | A | Lambros Papakostas | {{flagIOC|GRE|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | xo | 2.28 | Q |
9 | A | Lee Jin-taek | {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer}} | – | o | xo | o | o | xo | 2.28 | Q |
9 | B | Javier Sotomayor | {{flagIOC|CUB|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | – | xo | xo | 2.28 | Q |
11 | A | Steve Smith | {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | – | o | – | xo | xo | xo | 2.28 | Q |
11 | B | Wolfgang Kreißig | {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}} | – | o | xo | xo | o | xo | 2.28 | Q |
13 | A | Tomáš Janků | {{flagIOC|CZE|1996 Summer}} | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | 2.28 | Q |
13 | A | Przemysław Radkiewicz | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | o | xxo | 2.28 | Q |
15 | A | Charles Lefrançois | {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.26 |
16 | B | Viacheslav Tyrtyshnik | {{flagIOC|UKR|1996 Summer}} | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.26 |
17 | B | Konstantin Matusevich | {{flagIOC|ISR|1996 Summer}} | – | xo | o | xxo | o | xxx | 2.26 |
18 | B | Arturo Ortíz | {{flagIOC|ESP|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 2.26 |
19 | B | Dalton Grant | {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | o | o | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 2.26 |
20 | B | Ian Thompson | {{flagIOC|BAH|1996 Summer}} | – | o | – | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.26 |
21 | B | Gilmar Mayo | {{flagIOC|COL|1996 Summer}} | – | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.26 |
22 | B | Marko Turban | {{flagIOC|EST|1996 Summer}} | – | xo | o | o | xxx | 2.24 |
23 | A | Mark Mandy | {{flagIOC|IRL|1996 Summer}} | o | o | o | xxx | 2.20 |
24 | B | Khemraj Naiko | {{flagIOC|MRI|1996 Summer}} | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.20 |
25 | A | Julio Luciano | {{flagIOC|DOM|1996 Summer}} | o | xo | xo | xxx | 2.20 |
26 | A | Cameron Wright | {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.20 |
27 | A | Chris Anderson | {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | o | o | xxx | 2.15 |
27 | A | Tomohiro Nomura | {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer}} | o | o | xxx | 2.15 |
27 | A | Stevan Zorić | {{flagIOC|YUG|1996 Summer}} | – | o | xxx | 2.15 |
30 | B | Loo Kum Zee | {{flagIOC|MAS|1996 Summer}} | xo | o | xxx | 2.15 |
31 | B | Ed Broxterman | {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | xxo | o | xxx | 2.15 |
32 | A | Kim Tae-hoi | {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer}} | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.15 |
33 | B | Cho Hyun-wook | {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer}} | o | xxx | 2.10 |
34 | B | Fakhredin Fouad | {{flagIOC|JOR|1996 Summer}} | xxo | xxx | 2.10 |
35}} | A | Hugo Muñoz | {{flagIOC|PER|1996 Summer}} | xxx | {{sort>0.01|NM}} |
35}} | A | Wong Yew Tong | {{flagIOC|SIN|1996 Summer}} | xxx | {{sort>0.01|NM}} |
35}} | B | Olivier Sanou | {{flagIOC|BUR|1996 Summer}} | xxx | {{sort>0.01|NM}} |
36}} | B | Patrik Sjöberg | {{flagIOC|SWE|1996 Summer}} | {{sort>0.00|DNS}} |
Rank | Name | Nationality | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.46 | Result | Notes |
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{{Gold01}} | Charles Austin | {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | o | – | o | – | o | o | xx– | o | – | xxx | 2.39 | OR |
{{Silver02}} | Artur Partyka | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | x– | xx | 2.37 |
{{Bronze03}} | Steve Smith | {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | – | – | xo | – | o | xo | xx– | x | 2.35 |
04|4}} | Dragutin Topić | {{flagIOC|YUG|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xx– | x | 2.32 |
05|5}} | Steinar Hoen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | o | xx– | x | 2.32 |
06|6}} | Lambros Papakostas | {{flagIOC|GRE|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xo | xx– | x | 2.32 |
07|7}} | Tim Forsyth | {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xxo | xx– | x | 2.32 |
08|8}} | Lee Jin-taek | {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer}} | – | xo | o | o | xxx | 2.29 |
09|9}} | Wolfgang Kreißig | {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}} | – | xo | xo | o | xxx | 2.29 |
10 | Przemysław Radkiewicz | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 2.29 |
11 | Jarosław Kotewicz | {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}} | o | – | o | xxx | 2.25 |
12 | Javier Sotomayor | {{flagIOC|CUB|1996 Summer}} | – | – | o | – | xxx | 2.25 |
13 | Troy Kemp | {{flagIOC|BAH|1996 Summer}} | – | – | xo | – | x– | xx | 2.25 |
14 | Tomáš Janků | {{flagIOC|CZE|1996 Summer}} | xo | xo | xo | xx | 2.25 |
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