The men's high jump was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 2.45 m Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993 World lead 2.34 m Fontvieille, Monaco 5 August 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 2.38 m Oudtshoorn, South Africa 5 March 2005 Asian record 2.43 m Brussels, Belgium 5 September 2014 European record 2.42 m Stockholm, Sweden 30 June 1987 Berlin, West Germany 26 February 1988 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 2.45 m Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993 Oceanian record 2.36 m Melbourne, Australia 2 March 1997 Eberstadt, Germany 26 August 2018 Glasgow, United Kingdom 3 March 2024 Paris, France 10 August 2024 Tokyo, Japan 16 September 2025 South American record 2.33 m Pereira, Colombia 17 October 1994
Qualification For the high jump, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 13 September at 19:04 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation 2.17 2.22 2.26 2.30 2.33 2.35 2.37 2.39 2.41 Result Notes Gianmarco Tamberi - o o xo o o xo - xxx 2.37 m 2 JuVaughn Harrison o o o xxo x- - x- x 2.30 m 3 Erick Portillo o o o xxx 2.26 m 4 Oleh Doroshchuk o o xo xxx 2.26 m 5 Romaine Beckford xo o xo xxx 2.26 m 6 Mateusz Kołodziejski o o xxx 2.22 m 7 Jan Štefela xo xxx 2.17 m 7 Tyus Wilson xo xxx 2.17 m
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