Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.87m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | John Winter | {{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Bjørn Paulson | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | George Stanich | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Dwight Eddleman | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Georges Damitio | {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Art Jackes | {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Alan Paterson | {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Hans Wahli | {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Alfredo Jadresic | {{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Göran Widenfelt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Pierre Lacaze | {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin | {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Birger Leirud | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Hércules Azcune | {{flagIOC|URU|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Lloyd Valberg | {{flagIOC|SIN|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Vern McGrew | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Kuuno Honkonen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Gurnam Singh | {{flagIOC|IND|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Bjørn Gundersen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
1 | Nils Nicklén | {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}} | 1.87 | Q |
21 | Arnulf Pilhatsch | {{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
21 | Benjamín Casado | {{flagIOC|PUR|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
21 | Claude Bénard | {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
21 | Ioannis Lambrou | {{flagIOC|GRE|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
21 | Pedro Listur | {{flagIOC|URU|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
21 | Arne Åhman | {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 1.84 |
27 | Ron Pavitt | {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 1.80 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.95 | 1.98 | Result | Notes |
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{{Gold1}} | John Winter | {{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | o | o | xo | o | 1.98 |
{{Silver2}} | Bjørn Paulson | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | o | o | o | xxx | 1.95 |
{{Bronze3}} | George Stanich | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.95 |
4 | Dwight Eddleman | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.95 |
5 | Georges Damitio | {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | 1.95 |
6 | Art Jackes | {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | o | o | 1.90 |
7 | Alan Paterson | {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | xo | xo | 1.90 |
7 | Hans Wahli | {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer}} | xo | xo | 1.90 |
9 | Alfredo Jadresic | {{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} | | xxo | 1.90 |
9 | Göran Widenfelt | {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | | xxo | 1.90 |
9 | Pierre Lacaze | {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | | xxo | 1.90 |
12 | Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin | {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | | xxo | 1.90 |
13 | Birger Leirud | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | | xxo | 1.90 |
14 | Hércules Azcune | {{flagIOC|URU|1948 Summer}} | | 1.80 |
14 | Lloyd Valberg | {{flagIOC|SIN|1948 Summer}} | | 1.80 |
16 | Vern McGrew | {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | | 1.80 |
17 | Kuuno Honkonen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}} | | 1.80 |
18 | Gurnam Singh | {{flagIOC|IND|1948 Summer}} | | 1.80 |
Bjørn Gundersen | {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | | NH |
Nils Nicklén | {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}} | | NH |
1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-high-jump.html |title=Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's High Jump |accessdate=27 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}