2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship – Men's high jump
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The men's high jump was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held.[1] Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
| Men's high jump at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 13 September 2026 (final) |
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 2.37 m |
| Champion | |
Gianmarco Tamberi Italy | |
Background
| Record | Height | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 2.45 m |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
Salamanca, Spain | 27 July 1993 |
| World lead | 2.34 m |  JuVaughn Harrison (USA) |
Fontvieille, Monaco | 5 August 2026 |
| Record | Height | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record | 2.38 m |  Jacques Freitag (RSA) |
Oudtshoorn, South Africa | 5 March 2005 |
| Asian record | 2.43 m |  Mutaz Barsham (QAT) |
Brussels, Belgium | 5 September 2014 |
| European record | 2.42 m |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
Stockholm, Sweden | 30 June 1987 |
 Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) |
Berlin, West Germany i | 26 February 1988 | ||
| North, Central American, and Caribbean record |
2.45 m | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
Salamanca, Spain | 27 July 1993 |
| Oceanian record | 2.36 m |  Tim Forsyth (AUS) |
Melbourne, Australia | 2 March 1997 |
| Brandon Starc (AUS) |
Eberstadt, Germany | 26 August 2018 | ||
 Hamish Kerr (NZL) |
Glasgow, United Kingdom i | 3 March 2024 | ||
| Paris, France | 10 August 2024 | |||
| Tokyo, Japan | 16 September 2025 | |||
| South American record | 2.33 m |  Gilmar Mayo (COL) |
Pereira, Colombia | 17 October 1994 |
Qualification
For the high jump, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.[3]
Results
Final
The final was held on 13 September at 19:04 (UTC+2).[4]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.41 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gianmarco Tamberi | Italy |
- | o | o | xo | o | o | xo | - | xxx | 2.37 m | WL |
| 2 | JuVaughn Harrison |  United States |
o | o | o | xxo | x- | - | x- | x | 2.30 m | ||
| 3 | Erick Portillo |  Mexico |
o | o | o | xxx | 2.26 m | ||||||
| 4 | Oleh Doroshchuk |  Ukraine |
o | o | xo | xxx | 2.26 m | ||||||
| 5 | Romaine Beckford |  Jamaica |
xo | o | xo | xxx | 2.26 m | ||||||
| 6 | Mateusz Kołodziejski |  Poland |
o | o | xxx | 2.22 m | |||||||
| 7 | Jan Štefela |  Czech Republic |
xo | xxx | 2.17 m | ||||||||
| 7 | Tyus Wilson | United States |
xo | xxx | 2.17 m | ||||||||
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