2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

The men's high jump event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 4.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.85 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.36 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kabelo Kgosiemang | Botswana | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | xo | xo | o | xxo | xx– | 2.34 | NR |
| | Mohamed Benhadia | Algeria | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 | |
| | Boubacar Séré | Burkina Faso | – | – | – | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 | |
| 4 | Karim Samir Lotfy | Egypt | – | – | – | – | o | xo | – | xxx | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 5 | William Woodcock | Seychelles | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 6 | Hannes von Lieres | Namibia | – | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 2.05 | |
| 6 | Arinze Obiora | Nigeria | – | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 2.05 | |
| 8 | Salomon Tuaire | Namibia | – | – | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 2.05 | |
| 9 | Hubert de Beer | South Africa | – | – | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 2.05 | |
| 10 | Mekombo Masanga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 2.00 | |
| 11 | Ogula Obange | Ethiopia | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.85 | |
| | Ramsay Carelse | South Africa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | |
