Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place July 29. Bob King won the final with a jump of 1.94 m. Four other competitors cleared 1.91 m, and their placement was decided via a jump-off.Results
All jumpers clearing 1.83 meters advanced to the Final Round.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qual. | Final |
| Bob King | | 1.83 | 1.94 |
| Benjamin Hedges | | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| Claude Ménard | | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Simeon Toribio | | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Harold Osborn | | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Kazuo Kimura | | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| 7 | André Cherrier | | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Pierre Lewden | | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Charles McGinnis | | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Mikio Oda | | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| 11 | Herbert Adolfsson | | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| 11 | Kornél Késmárki | | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| 11 | Einar Tommelstad | | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| 11 | Harry Simmons | | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| 11 | Fritz Köpke | | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| 16 | Wolf Boneder | | 1.83 | 1.80 |
| 17 | Colin Gordon | | 1.83 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Fritz Huhn | | 1.83 | 1.70 |
| 19 | Antonios Karyofyllis | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Valerio Vallania | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Carl van Geyzel | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Ioannis Karyofyllis | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Oscar Midtlyng | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Henri Thesingh | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Ferenc Orbán | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Geoffrey Turner | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 19 | Paavo Yrjölä | | 1.77 | Did not advance |
| 28 | Joop Kamstra | | 1.70 | Did not advance |
| 28 | Otto Schop | | 1.70 | Did not advance |
| 28 | Tiberiu Rusu | | 1.70 | Did not advance |
| 28 | Haydar Aşan | | 1.70 | Did not advance |
| 28 | Frits Bührman | | 1.70 | Did not advance |
| 33 | Adolfas Akelaitis | | 1.60 | Did not advance |
| Alex Munroe | | | Did not advance |
| Armas Wahlstedt | | No height | Did not advance |
