title: 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's high jump
text: # 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's high jump
  
  The men's high jump at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 21 August.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships :
  
  | World U20 Record | Dragutin Topić (YUG) | 2.37 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 12 August 1990 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World U20 Record | Steve Smith (GBR) | 2.37 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
  | Championship Record | Dragutin Topić (YUG) | 2.37 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 12 August 1990 |
  | Championship Record | Steve Smith (GBR) | 2.37 | Seoul, South Korea | 20 September 1992 |
  | World U20 Leading | Wu Guobiao (CHN) | 2.27 | Nanjing, China | 15 May 2021 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held on 21 August at 15:55.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 2.00 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.26 | 2.31 | Mark | Notes |
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  | | Yonathan Kapitolnik | Israel | – | o | o | o | o | o | – | o | xxx | 2.26 | PB |
  | | Massimiliano Luiu | Italy | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 2.17 | PB |
  | | Mateusz Kołodziejski | Poland | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 2.17 | |
  | 4 | Omamuyovwi Best Erhire | Nigeria | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 2.14 | |
  | 5 | Brian Raats | South Africa | – | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | | 2.14 | |
  | 6 | Roman Petruk | Ukraine | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 2.10 | |
  | 7 | Jakub Bělík | Czech Republic | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | 2.10 | |
  | 8 | David Aya | Nigeria | xo | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | 2.10 | |
  | 9 | Martin Mlinarić | Croatia | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 2.06 | |
  | 9 | Sid Markus Imani Varland | Kenya | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 2.06 | PB |
  | 11 | Sandro Jeršin Tomassini | Slovenia | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 2.06 | |
  | 12 | Kristján Viggó Sigfinnsson | Iceland | – | xo | x- | xx | | | | | | 2.06 | PB |
  | 13 | Sámuel Hodossy-Takács | Hungary | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 2.00 | |
  | | Aiden Grout | Canada | – | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | |
  