The men's high jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,Results at Tilastopaja with the final on 31 August 1961.
The winning margin was 17 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's high jump was won by more than 11 cm at these games.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeValeriy BrumelIgor KashkarovMilan Valenta
Results Qualifications Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Valeriy Brumel 1.90 q Edward Czernik 1.90 q Helmut Donner 1.90 q Herbert Hopf 1.90 q Igor Kashkarov 1.90 q Sándor Noszály 1.90 q Peter Riebensahm 1.90 q Kuniyoshi Sugioka 1.90 q Milan Valenta 1.90 q Constantin Dumitrescu 1.90 q Yıldıray Pağda 1.90 Ricardo Pérez 1.90 Jean-Luc van Slype 1.90 Brunello Martini 1.90 Noghadan Rughany 1.90 Yılmaz Vardaroğlu 1.90 Marin Grigorov 1.90
Final 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 – – – – – o xo o o o xxo xxx 2.25 WLYear list Igor Kashkarov 2.08 Milan Valenta 2.03 Edward Czernik 2.01 Kuniyoshi Sugioka 1.99 Sándor Noszály 1.99 Constantin Dumitrescu 1.96 Evgeni Yotov 1.96 Ludwik Nowak 1.96 10 Peter Riebensahm 1.96 11 Helmut Donner 1.96 12 Herbert Hopf 1.85
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