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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 1, 1960
Date Finished: September 1, 1960
Format: All those clearing 2.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Robert' Shavlaq'adze |
| Silver: | Valery Brumel |
| Bronze: | John Thomas |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BHC | MBHC | TMBHC | TABHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Thomas | 19 | United States | USA | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | QU |
| 2T | Stig Pettersson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | QU |
| 2T | Viktor Bolshov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | QU |
| 4T | Maurice Fournier | 27 | France | FRA | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 4T | Robert Kotei | Ghana | GHA | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU | |
| 4T | Sándor Noszály | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 4T | Cornel Porumb | 21 | Romania | ROU | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 4T | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 4T | Jiří Lanský | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 4T | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | QU |
| 11 | Theo Püll | 23 | Germany | GER | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | QU |
| 12 | Piotr Sobotta | 19 | Poland | POL | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | QU |
| 13T | Gordon Miller | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | QU |
| 13T | Valery Brumel | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | QU |
| 15T | Charlie Dumas | 23 | United States | USA | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | QU |
| 15T | Joe Faust | 17 | United States | USA | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | QU |
| 17 | Mahamat Idriss | 18 | France | FRA | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 5 | QU |
| 18 | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | 18 | Japan | JPN | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19T | Eero Salminen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19T | Werner Pfeil | 22 | Germany | GER | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19T | René Maurer | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22T | Helmuth Donner | 19 | Austria | AUT | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22T | Jón Pétursson | 24 | Iceland | ISL | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24T | Crawford Fairbrother | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24T | Peter Riebensahm | 22 | Germany | GER | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | Đorđe Majtan | 21 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 27 | Charles Porter | 24 | Australia | AUS | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 28 | Samuel Igun | 22 | Nigeria | NGR | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | 21 | India | IND | 1.90 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| AC | Mohamed Abdul Razzak | Iraq | IRQ | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | NH | |
| AC | Sylvain Bitan | 18 | Tunisia | TUN | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | NH |
| AC | Çetin Şahiner | 25 | Turkey | TUR | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | NH |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BHC | C/F/P | MBHC | TMBHC | TABHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Viktor Bolshov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Valery Brumel | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Charlie Dumas | 23 | United States | USA | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Crawford Fairbrother | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Joe Faust | 17 | United States | USA | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Maurice Fournier | 27 | France | FRA | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Mahamat Idriss | 18 | France | FRA | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Samuel Igun | 22 | Nigeria | NGR | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Robert Kotei | Ghana | GHA | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1T | Jiří Lanský | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | René Maurer | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Sándor Noszály | 20 | Hungary | HUN | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Werner Pfeil | 22 | Germany | GER | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Charles Porter | 24 | Australia | AUS | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Cornel Porumb | 21 | Romania | ROU | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Peter Riebensahm | 22 | Germany | GER | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Eero Salminen | 26 | Finland | FIN | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Piotr Sobotta | 19 | Poland | POL | o | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21T | Helmuth Donner | 19 | Austria | AUT | xo | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21T | Jón Pétursson | 24 | Iceland | ISL | xo | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21T | Theo Püll | 23 | Germany | GER | xo | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | 21 | India | IND | xxo | 1.90 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| NP | Đorđe Majtan | 21 | Yugoslavia | YUG | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | Gordon Miller | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | Stig Pettersson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | 18 | Japan | JPN | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | John Thomas | 19 | United States | USA | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | Mohamed Abdul Razzak | Iraq | IRQ | xxx | NH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NP | Sylvain Bitan | 18 | Tunisia | TUN | xxx | NH | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| NP | Çetin Şahiner | 25 | Turkey | TUR | xxx | NH | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BHC | C/F/P | MBHC | TMBHC | TABHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Gordon Miller | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Stig Pettersson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1T | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | 18 | Japan | JPN | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4T | Charlie Dumas | 23 | United States | USA | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Joe Faust | 17 | United States | USA | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Maurice Fournier | 27 | France | FRA | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Mahamat Idriss | 18 | France | FRA | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Robert Kotei | Ghana | GHA | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4T | Jiří Lanský | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | René Maurer | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Sándor Noszály | 20 | Hungary | HUN | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Werner Pfeil | 22 | Germany | GER | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Cornel Porumb | 21 | Romania | ROU | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Eero Salminen | 26 | Finland | FIN | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17T | Helmuth Donner | 19 | Austria | AUT | o | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17T | Jón Pétursson | 24 | Iceland | ISL | o | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17T | Theo Püll | 23 | Germany | GER | o | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20T | Crawford Fairbrother | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | xo | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20T | Peter Riebensahm | 22 | Germany | GER | xo | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | Đorđe Majtan | 21 | Yugoslavia | YUG | xxo | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 23T | Charles Porter | 24 | Australia | AUS | xxo | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23T | Piotr Sobotta | 19 | Poland | POL | xxo | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25T | Viktor Bolshov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | p | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25T | Valery Brumel | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | p | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25T | Samuel Igun | 22 | Nigeria | NGR | xxx | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | 21 | India | IND | xxx | 1.90 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| NP | John Thomas | 19 | United States | USA | p | NH | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BHC | C/F/P | MBHC | TMBHC | TABHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Thomas | 19 | United States | USA | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2T | Viktor Bolshov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2T | Stig Pettersson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4T | Maurice Fournier | 27 | France | FRA | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4T | Robert Kotei | Ghana | GHA | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4T | Jiří Lanský | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4T | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | 18 | Sweden | SWE | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4T | Sándor Noszály | 20 | Hungary | HUN | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4T | Cornel Porumb | 21 | Romania | ROU | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4T | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | o | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Theo Püll | 23 | Germany | GER | o | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Piotr Sobotta | 19 | Poland | POL | o | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13T | Valery Brumel | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | xo | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13T | Gordon Miller | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | xo | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15T | Charlie Dumas | 23 | United States | USA | xo | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15T | Joe Faust | 17 | United States | USA | xo | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 17 | Mahamat Idriss | 18 | France | FRA | xxo | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 18 | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | 18 | Japan | JPN | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19T | René Maurer | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19T | Werner Pfeil | 22 | Germany | GER | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19T | Eero Salminen | 26 | Finland | FIN | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22T | Helmuth Donner | 19 | Austria | AUT | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22T | Jón Pétursson | 24 | Iceland | ISL | xxx | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24T | Crawford Fairbrother | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | xxx | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24T | Peter Riebensahm | 22 | Germany | GER | xxx | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | Đorđe Majtan | 21 | Yugoslavia | YUG | xxx | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 27 | Charles Porter | 24 | Australia | AUS | xxx | 1.95 | 2 | 2 | 4 |