The men's high jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The winning margin was (in metric terms) 8 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's high jump was won by more than 5 cm at these games.
Results Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Edwin Thacker GR Robert Heffernan Doug Shetliffe Peter Tancred John Lunn Newman Joseph Haley Jack Metcalfe Henry Perera Pat Haley 10 Jim Panton 11 Tracket Ashmead
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