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Men’s High jump
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: United States (14). Most medals: Mutaz Essa Barshim (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals95
Delegations25on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Hamish Kerr New Zealand | Shelby McEwen United States | Mutaz Barsham Qatar |
| 2020 Tokyo | Gianmarco Tamberi Italy / Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar | — | Maksim Nedasekau Belarus |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Derek Drouin Canada | Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar | Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine |
| 2012 London | Erik Kynard United States | Derek Drouin Canada / Robert Grabarz Great Britain / Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar | — |
| 2008 Beijing | Andrey Silnov Russia | Germaine Mason Great Britain | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia |
| 2004 Athens | Stefan Holm Sweden | Matt Hemingway United States | Jaroslav Bába Czechia |
| 2000 Sydney | Sergey Klyugin Russia | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria |
| 1996 Atlanta | Charles Austin United States | Artur Partyka Poland | Steve Smith Great Britain |
| 1992 Barcelona | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | Patrik Sjöberg Sweden | Tim Forsyth Australia / Artur Partyka Poland / Hollis Conway United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union | Hollis Conway United States | Rudolf Povarnitsyn Soviet Union / Patrik Sjöberg Sweden |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Dietmar Mögenburg West Germany | Patrik Sjöberg Sweden | Zhu Jianhua China |
| 1980 Moscow | Gerd Wessig East Germany | Jacek Wszoła Poland | Jörg Freimuth East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Jacek Wszoła Poland | Greg Joy Canada | Dwight Stones United States |
| 1972 Munich | Jüri Tarmak Soviet Union | Stefan Junge East Germany | Dwight Stones United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Dick Fosbury United States | Ed Caruthers United States | Valentin Gavrilov Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Valeriy Brumel Soviet Union | John Thomas United States | John Rambo United States |
| 1960 Rome | Robert Shavlakadze Soviet Union | Valeriy Brumel Soviet Union | John Thomas United States |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Charles Dumas United States | Chilla Porter Australia | Igor Kashkarov Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Walt Davis United States | Ken Wiesner United States | José da Conceição Brazil |
| 1948 London | Jack Winter Australia | Bjørn Paulson Norway | George Stanich United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Cornelius Johnson United States | Dave Albritton United States | Delos Thurber United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Duncan McNaughton Canada | Bob Van Osdel United States | Simeon Toribio Philippines |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Bob King United States | Benjamin Hedges United States | Claude Ménard France |
| 1924 Paris | Harold Osborn United States | Leroy Brown United States | Pierre Lewden France |
| 1920 Antwerp | Richmond Landon United States | Harold Muller United States | Bo Ekelund Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Alma Richards United States | Hans Liesche Germany | George Horine United States |
| 1908 London | Harry Porter United States | Géo André France / Con Leahy Great Britain / István Somodi Hungary | — |
| 1904 St. Louis | Samuel Jones United States | Garrett Serviss United States | Paul Weinstein Germany |
| 1900 Paris | Irving Baxter United States | Patrick Leahy Great Britain | Lajos Gönczy Hungary |
| 1896 Athens | Ellery Clark United States | James Connolly United States / Robert Garrett United States | — |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Qatar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Mutaz Essa Barshim | 1 | 3 |
| Valeriy Brumel | 1 | 2 |
| Jacek Wszoła | 1 | 2 |
| Javier Sotomayor | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Drouin | 1 | 2 |
| Ellery Clark | 1 | 1 |
| Irving Baxter | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Jones | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Porter | 1 | 1 |
| Alma Richards | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond Landon | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Osborn | 1 | 1 |