| Venue: Empire Stadium, London. |
| Final | Height | Y | 187 | 190 | 195 | 198 | | 1. Jack Winter |  AUS | 1.98m | 23 | O | O | XO | O | | 2. Bjørn Paulson |  NOR | 1.95m | 25 | O | O | O | XXX | | 3. George Stanich |  USA | 1.95m | 19 | O | O | XXO | XXX | | 4. Dike Eddleman | USA | 1.95m | 25 | O | XO | XXO | XXX | | 5. Georges Damitio |  FRA | 1.95m | 24 | O | XXO | XXO | XXX | | 6. Art Jackes |  CAN | 1.90m | 24 | O | O | XXX | | 7. Alan Paterson |  GBR | 1.90m | 20 | XO | XO | XXX | | 7. Hans Wahli |  SUI | 1.90m | 21 | XO | XO | XXX | | 9. Alfredo Jadresic |  CHI | 1.90m | 22 | | XXO | | 9. Widenfelt Göran |  SWE | 1.90m | 19 | | XXO | | 9. Pierre Lacaze | FRA | 1.90m | 23 | | XXO | | 12.Adegboyega, Prince Adedoyin | GBR | 1.90m | 25 | | XXO | | 13.Birger Leirud | NOR | 1.90m | 24 | | XXO | | 14.Azcune Hércules |  URU | 1.80m | 19 | | 14.Lloyd Valberg |  SIN | 1.80m | 26 | | 16.Vern McGrew | USA | 1.80m | 18 | | 17.Kuuno Honkonen |  FIN | 1.80m | 26 | | 18.Gurnam Singh |  IND | 1.80m | | | -. Bjørn Gundersen | NOR | NH | 24 | | -. Nils Nicklén | FIN | NH | 31 |
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Qualification - Friday 30.07 | | mark - 1.80m. 20 athletes reached the mark. |
| Ranking | Height | Y | | 1. Jack Winter | AUS | 1.87m | 23 | | 1. Bjørn Paulson | NOR | 1.87m | 25 | | 1. George Stanich | USA | 1.87m | 19 | | 1. Dike Eddleman | USA | 1.87m | 25 | | 1. Georges Damitio | FRA | 1.87m | 24 | | 1. Art Jackes | CAN | 1.87m | 24 | | 1. Alan Paterson | GBR | 1.87m | 20 | | 1. Hans Wahli | SUI | 1.87m | 21 | | 1. Alfredo Jadresic | CHI | 1.87m | 22 | | 1. Widenfelt Göran | SWE | 1.87m | 19 | | 1. Pierre Lacaze | FRA | 1.87m | 23 | | 1. Adegboyega, Prince Adedoyin | GBR | 1.87m | 25 | | 1. Birger Leirud | NOR | 1.87m | 24 | | 1. Azcune Hércules | URU | 1.87m | 19 | | 1. Lloyd Valberg | SIN | 1.87m | 26 | | 1. Vern McGrew | USA | 1.87m | 18 | | 1. Kuuno Honkonen | FIN | 1.87m | 26 | | 1. Gurnam Singh | IND | 1.87m | | | 1. Bjørn Gundersen | NOR | 1.87m | 24 | | 1. Nils Nicklén | FIN | 1.87m | 31 | | 21.Arnulf Pilhatsch |  AUT | 1.84m | 23 | | 21.Benjamín Casado |  PUR | 1.84m | 19 | | 21.Claude Bénard | FRA | 1.84m | 21 | | 21.Ioannis Lambrou |  GRE | 1.84m | 27 | | 21.Pedro Listur | URU | 1.84m | 26 | | 21.Arne Åhman | SWE | 1.84m | 23 | | 27.Ron Pavitt | GBR | 1.80m | 21 |
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