The men's high jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] with the final on 31 August 1961.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Valeriy Brumel Soviet Union
|
Igor Kashkarov Soviet Union
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Milan Valenta Czechoslovakia
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Results edit
Qualifications edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriy Brumel | Soviet Union |
1.90 | q | |
| Edward Czernik |  Poland |
1.90 | q | |
| Helmut Donner |  Austria |
1.90 | q | |
| Herbert Hopf |  West Germany |
1.90 | q | |
| Igor Kashkarov | Soviet Union |
1.90 | q | |
| Sándor Noszály |  Hungary |
1.90 | q | |
| Peter Riebensham | West Germany |
1.90 | q | |
| Kuniyoshi Sugioka |  Japan |
1.90 | q | |
| Milan Valenta | Czechoslovakia |
1.90 | q | |
| Constantin Dumitrescu |  Romania |
1.90 | q | |
| Yıldıray Pağda |  Turkey |
1.90 | ||
| Ricardo Pérez |  Cuba |
1.90 | ||
| Jean-Luc van Slype |  Belgium |
1.90 | ||
| Brunello Martini |  Italy |
1.90 | ||
| Noghadan Rughany |  Iran |
1.90 | ||
| Yılmaz Vardaroğlu | Turkey |
1.90 | ||
| Marin Grigorov |  Bulgaria |
1.90 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.85 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.28 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Valeriy Brumel | Soviet Union |
– | – | – | – | – | o | xo | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.25 | WL[2] |
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Igor Kashkarov | Soviet Union |
2.08 | |||||||||||||
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Milan Valenta | Czechoslovakia |
2.03 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Edward Czernik | Poland |
2.01 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | Japan |
1.99 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Sándor Noszály | Hungary |
1.99 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Constantin Dumitrescu | Romania |
1.96 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Evgeni Yotov | Bulgaria |
1.96 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Ludwik Nowak | Poland |
1.96 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Peter Riebensham | West Germany |
1.96 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Helmut Donner | Austria |
1.96 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Herbert Hopf | West Germany |
1.85 |